Fishing terms starting with R

17 terms

  1. rainbow trout, rainbows A member of the salmon/trout family. Rainbows are not native to Arizona.
  2. ramp Also referred to as a boat ramp or launch ramp. It is the launch-retrieve area for a boat.
  3. Rapala A brand or lures.
  4. Rat-L-Trap A brand of lipless crankbait.
  5. re-stocking The practice of releasing hatchery-reared fish from the hatcheries into ponds, streams, rivers, or lakes.
  6. Recruitment Recruitment is the process to attract the attention of individual(s) who may apply for employment.
  7. Redd An individual nest or depression in the gravel excavated by trout other members of the trout and salmon family for depositing eggs.
  8. Redear sunfish Common name for Lepomis microlophus (Gunther), also called shellcracker and bream.
  9. Reservoir A reservoir of an infectious agent, such as a virus, is any animal, person, plant, soil, substance—or combination of any of these — in which the…
  10. Riparian Zone The transition zone between the water and the upland zone. Can be identified by specific types of plants and soils.
  11. Riprap A man-made stretch of rocks or material of a hard composition that usually extends above and below the shoreline, often found near dams of big…
  12. riverbank The bank or banks of a river.
  13. riverbed There area or channel between the banks through which a river flows. In Arizona, there are also dry river beds.
  14. ROE Fish eggs
  15. rollcast A type of fly-casting technique in which the line is not cast above the water, but instead rolled over with the line lying on the water.
  16. Rooster Tails A brand of in-line spinner.
  17. Rotenone A natural substance extracted from the root of certain plants, which constricts blood vessels in a fish's gills and causes suffocation.