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Days per anglerComparative Fishing by Type of Fishing11121716All fishingFreshwater except Great LakesGreat LakesSaltwaterComparative Fishing HighlightsIn 2011, anglers spent an average of17 days fishing and took an average of14 fishing trips. Freshwater, non-GreatLakes anglers averaged 16 days fishingand 13 trips while Great Lakes anglersaveraged 12 days fishing and 9 trips.Saltwater anglers fished fewer days onaverage, 11, and averaged 10 trips.Trips per anglerTrip expendituresper anglerTrip expendituresper day$39$30$55$749101314Selected Fish by Type of Fishing(In millions)Type of fishing$494$658$655Anglers DaysFreshwater except Great Lakes, total .................. 27.1 443Black bass ....................................... 10.6 171Panfish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.3 97Trout. ........................................... 7.2 76Catfish/bullhead ................................... 7.0 96Crappie. ......................................... 6.1 102White bass, striped bass, and striped bass hybrids. ........ 4.4 61Great Lakes, total. .................................. 1.7 20Walleye, sauger ................................... 0.6 6Black bass ....................................... 0.6 5Perch ........................................... 0.5 6Salmon .......................................... 0.4 5Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids ......... *0.2 *2Lake trout. ....................................... *0.2 *4Saltwater, total ..................................... 8.9 99Striped bass ...................................... 2.1 18Flatfish (flounder, halibut) ........................... 2.0 22Red drum (redfish). ................................ 1.5 21Sea trout (weakfish) ................................ 1.1 15Bluefish ......................................... 1.0 10Salmon .......................................... 0.7 4* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.Source: Tables 3, 4, and 5.$824Overall, anglers spent an average of$1,262 on fishing-related expenses in2011. They averaged $658 per anglerfor their trip-related costs, a dailyaverage of $39. Freshwater anglers,excluding the Great Lakes, averaged$494 per participant for their tripsin 2011, equaling $30 per day. GreatLakes anglers spent an average of$655 on trip-related expenses, $55 perday. Saltwater anglers experienced thehighest average expenditure amount at$824, an average of $74 per day.Fishing for Selected FishThe most popular fish species amongthe 27.1 million anglers who fishedfreshwater, other than the Great Lakes,was black bass. More than 10.6 millionparticipants spent 171 million daysfishing for black bass. Panfish weresought by 7.3 million anglers on 97million days. Trout fishing attracted7.2 million anglers on 76 million days.Catfish and bullheads drew 7.0 millionanglers on 96 million days. Over 6.1million anglers fished for crappie on102 million days. Nearly 4.4 millionanglers fished for white bass andstriped bass on 61 million days. Freshwateranglers also commonly fished forwalleye, northern pike, sauger, salmon,and steelhead.In 2011, 1.7 million anglers fishedthe Great Lakes. Walleye and sauger,the most commonly sought fish forthese waters, attracted 584 thousandanglers, fishing nearly 6 million days.Black bass attracted 559 thousandanglers who fished for them 5 milliondays. Perch, another popular fish, wasfished for by 497 thousand anglersfor 6 million days. Salmon drew 379thousand anglers for almost 3 milliondays of fishing. Great Lakes anglersalso commonly fished for northern12 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau
pike, pickerel, and muskie, as well assteelhead and lake trout.Among the nearly 8.9 million saltwateranglers, 2.1 million fished forstriped bass for 18 million days. Twomillion anglers fished for flatfish, whichincludes flounder and halibut, on 22million days. Also popular were reddrum (redfish) and sea trout (weakfish)with 1.5 million and 1.1 million anglerswho fished for 21 million and 15million days, respectively. Other prominentsaltwater species sought weremackerel with 650 thousand anglers,tuna with 564 thousand anglers, andmahi mahi (dolphinfish) with 538thousand anglers.Participation by Geographic RegionIn 2011, 239 million people 16 yearsold and older lived in the United Statesand 1 in 7 of these U.S. residents wentfishing. While the national participationrate was 14 percent, the regional ratesranged from 9 percent in the Pacific to23 percent in the West North CentralRegion. The West North Central, EastNorth Central, East South Central, WestSouth Central, and Mountain Regionsall reported participation rates abovethe national rate. The Middle Atlantic,South Atlantic, New England, andPacific Regions fell below the nationalrate.Fishing in State of Residence andin Other StatesA large majority of the 33.1 millionanglers who fished in 2011 did sowithin their home state. Approximately30.0 million participants, 91 percent ofall anglers, fished in their resident state.Nearly 7.0 million, 21 percent, fishedout-of-state. Percentages do not add to100 because those anglers who fishedboth in-state and out-of-state wereincluded in both categories.Of the 27.1 million non-Great Lakesanglers, 92 percent, 24.9 million, fishedwithin their resident state. Over 4.5million, 17 percent, of these freshwateranglers fished out-of-state.Ninety-two percent, 1.5 million, of allGreat Lakes anglers enjoyed fishingPacific9%HICAAKORWANVwithin their home state in 2011. Thirteenpercent, 224 thousand, of all GreatLakes anglers fished out-of-state.Of the three different types of fishing,saltwater fishing had both the highestpercentage of anglers fishing outsidetheir resident state, 31 percent, and thelowest percentage fishing within theirresident state, 74 percent. Nonresidentsaltwater anglers numbered 2.8 millionand resident anglers 6.6 million.IDAZFishing Participation(National participation rate: 14 percent)UTMountain15%MTWYNMCOWest NorthCentral23%NDSDNETXKSOKMNWest SouthCentral16%IAMOARLAWIILMSEastNorthCentral16%INTNMIALKYOHEast SouthCentral17%GAWVSCFLPAVANCNYNHVTNew England12%MEMARICTNJDEMDDCSouth Atlantic13%Percent of All Fishing in State of Residence and in Other States(Total: 33.1 million participants)In state of residence only79%MiddleAtlantic11%In state of residence andother states12%In other states only9%Fishing in State of Residenceand in Other States(In millions)Out ofIn state stateTotal anglers ...... 30.0 7.0Freshwater exceptGreat Lakes ... 24.9 4.5Great Lakes ..... 1.5 0.2Saltwater ....... 6.6 2.8Source: Table 2.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 13
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Appendix A.DefinitionsAnnual househ
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Appendix B.2010 Participation of 6-
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Table B-4. Most Recent Year of Fish
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Appendix C.Significant Methodologic
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Table C-1. Major Characteristics of
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Table C-2. Anglers and Hunters by C
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Table C-4. Comparison of Major Find
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