Yes it is.Minotaur said:I stand corrected, the fisherman's bend is a varient on a round turn and two half hitches.
I prefer the constrictor to the clove hitch. It holds better and does not have the slipage problems of the clove hitch.
Although I think a knot joining two ropes is technicly called a bend.
Another name for the fishermans is the englishmans knot.