Is there a fish called Dolly Parton?
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52174)
Staten Island, New York
September 15, 2021 4:30pm CST
I've been watching Life Below Zero and Life Below Zero: Next Generation. These are shows about people living and surviving in the Alaskan wilderness. They live in cabins, hunt for meat (whether by shooting or trapping), and they also fish. At times they do ice fishing.
In a few of the episodes where someone was ice fishing I heard them call a fish Dolly Parton when they caught one. I was shocked. Had no idea there was a fish by that name. I wondered why it's called that way and if it has any connection to the American country singer Dolly Parton.
Decided to google it just now and turns out I was wrong. The name of the fish is Dolly Varden. And it's a type of a trout. Parton and Varden sort of have a similar pronunciation. Perhaps that's why I thought I heard Dolly Parton. And I wasn't the only one who thought that.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
16 Sep 21
@lovebuglena Hold on Lena..lol Ill get you the link..it was a movie with Jamie Lee Curtis and John Cleese from Monty Python years ago.
This is just a trailer
A stellar cast that includes John Cleese, Michael Palin, Kevin Kline (who won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar® for his performance) and Jamie Lee Curtis highli...
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@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Sep 21
@RebeccasFarm LOL that's a funny movie. But I don't get why it's titled the way it is. Do you know?
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@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Sep 21
Wanda? Really? But who is Wanda? Only one I know is Wanda Sykes. 
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@RasmaSandra (98033)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
16 Sep 21
Very interesting and anyone talking fast could be overheard, Simple to make the mistake,
@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Sep 21
Good that now I know the real name of the fish.
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@asianlady (2692)
• Ireland
15 Sep 21
Oh! Really? I loved eating trout. I watch this show too, but not as much as I watch the Alaska The Last Frontier.
@lovebuglena (52174)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Sep 21
I sometimes caught episodes of Alaska The Last Frontier. Good show.
