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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Dolly Varden #113068 10/03/03 06:20 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh OP Carpal Tunnel OP wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I remember when I was ten years old having a small collection of trout flies (which I never got to use, since the only places I could go troutfishing were brooks closely overgrown with small trees and bushes.) The prettiest of them was called Dolly Varden, though I did not find out why until many years later, when I read that it was because she was excessively fond of many bright colors in her clothing. I now suspect the fly tiers liked the colors of the lure better than any trout ever did. I'm almost halfway through Barnaby Rudge, and so far all Dolly Varden's color has been limited to a cherry red ribbon on her hat. I searched for picture of Dolly Varden trout flies but couldn't find any. I was surprised to learn that "Dolly Varden" is also a variety of trout. I wonder which came first. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Dolly Varden #113069 10/06/03 02:27 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... >Dolly Varden (salvelinus malma) are not a true trout, but a member of the char family like Arctic char and bull trout. They look almost exactly like bull trout, but their life history is much closer to that of the Arctic char. In fact, these three species are so closely related, that anglers and scientists have confused the species for decades!< (click here for more, and pic) http://fishing-guides.gordonsguide.com/dolly-varden-fishing.cfm Now, as for whether the fly or the fish captured the nomenclature first. I would surmise that flies tied tto catch Dolly Varden trout assumed the name. BUT, there is a chance that certain colorful flies, in general, were named after the Dickens character without specifically being targeted for the fish of the same name, just because the flies were colorful patterns. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,317 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 811 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 31 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,534 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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