Gemmies

[baileyoconnell]

Where did the term “gemmies” come from?

 

[Swattie87]

It's a tongue in cheek forum joke referring to the propensity of Brook Trout anglers to commonly refer to them in such context as delicate, precious gems, cherubs or something of similar overly cherished meaning.

This then mutated into "Gemmies" by those who prefer to fish for larger Brown Trout (which often eat Brookies) and like to mock the small, poor fighting, and easy to catch nature of Brook Trout.

 

[krayfish2]

Because some got offended when we referred to them as bait

 

[Tack-L-Tyer]

Have heard of them referred to in the mountains of West Virginia as “Originals”. Other names include:
“Allegheny anchovies or alewives”
“Keystone kippers”
“Sylvan sardines or smelt”
“Mountain mullets”
“Laurel herring” or “Holler herring”
“Rhododendron Riffle Runners”
“Penns grunions”
( Special thanks to the Pennsylvania Institute of Piscatology.).
No sub-species or Latin names were provided.

(“If you want to know who your friends are, get yourself a jail sentence”). (C. Bukowski).

 

[gfled]

You're welcome.

 

[PennKev]

Tack-L-Tyer wrote:
Have heard of them referred to in the mountains of West Virginia as “Originals”. Other names include:
“Allegheny anchovies or alewives”
“Keystone kippers”
“Sylvan sardines or smelt”
“Mountain mullets”
“Laurel herring” or “Holler herring”
“Rhododendron Riffle Runners”
“Penns grunions”

Ditch pickles / trickle pickles

Had a relevant youtube video but I suck at the interwebs.

 

[tomgamber]

In Idaho we called them invasive. ????

 

[wildtrout2]

gfled wrote:
You're welcome.

Incognito?

 

[CLSports]

I thought that was GFen, AKA GFled, that came up with that term!

 

[wildtrout2]

CLSports wrote:
I thought that was GFen, AKA GFled, that came up with that term!

It was, hence post #5.