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Total freshwaterexcluding Great LakesLakes, reservoirs,and pondsRivers and streamsTotal freshwaterexcluding Great LakesLakes, reservoirs,and pondsRivers and streamsTypes of Freshwater Fished, Excluding Great Lakes(In millions)AnglersDaysGreat Lakes Fishing11.914822.827.1Anglers(thousands)336443Percentageof all GreatLakes AnglersTotal, all Great Lakes ................. 1,665 100Lake Erie .......................... 639 38Lake Michigan ...................... 413 25Lake Huron ........................ *262 *16Tributaries to the Great Lakes .......... *159 *10Lake Superior. ...................... *147 *9Lake Ontario ....................... *143 *9St. Lawrence ....................... … …Lake St. Clair ....................... … …Types of Freshwater Fished,Excluding Great LakesExcluding the Great Lakes, 84 percentor 22.8 million of all freshwater anglersfished in reservoirs, lakes, and ponds.44 percent or 11.9 million fished inrivers and streams. They spent 336million days fishing in lakes, reservoirs,and ponds and 148 million days fishingin rivers and streams.Great Lakes AnglersGreat Lakes fishing includes not onlythe Great Lakes, but also their tributaries—bodiesof water that connectthe Great Lakes, and the St. LawrenceRiver south of the bridge at Cornwall.The most popular of the Lakes amonganglers was Lake Erie, attracting 38percent of all Great Lakes anglers.They averaged 13 days of fishing inLake Erie during 2011. Lake Michiganranked second in popularity, hosting25 percent of Great Lakes anglers withan average of 6 days per angler. LakeHuron attracted 16 percent of GreatLakes anglers for an average of 17days per angler. Lake Superior drew9 percent, as did Lake Ontario, of allGreat Lakes fishing in 2011. Anglersfished an average of 15 days in LakeOntario and 10 days in Lake Superior.The tributaries to the lakes drew 10percent, 159 thousand anglers, whoaveraged 8 days of fishing there.* Estimate based on a sample of 10–29.… Sample size too small to report data reliably.Source: Table 26.14 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau
Sex and Age of AnglersAlthough more men than womenfished in 2011, a substantial number ofwomen, 8.9 million, fished. Approximately21 percent of all males 16 yearsold and older went fishing, while 7percent of all females fished. Of the33.1 million anglers who fished in theUnited States, 73 percent, 24.2 million,were male and 27 percent were female.Of the age categories, 7.4 millionanglers were 45 to 54 years old. Theycomposed 22 percent of all anglers andhad a participation rate of 16 percent.The 25- to 34-year-old age groupaccounted for 6.1 million anglers,19 percent of all anglers. They had15 percent participation. Six millionanglers, 18 percent of all anglers, were35 to 44 years old. Their participationrate was 15 percent of the U.S.population in that age group. The 5.9million 55- to 64-year-olds who fishedcomprised 18 percent of all anglersand had a participation rate of 15percent. The 2.7 million anglers 18 to24 years old made up 8 percent of theangler population, and had a participationrate of 10 percent. Anglers 75 andolder numbered 1.0 million, 3 percentof all anglers, and had a participationrate of 7 percent. The 16- and 17-yearoldsadded 942 thousand individuals tothe angler population. They made up3 percent of all anglers, and had a 12percent participation rate.Percent of Males and Females Who Fished in the United StatesMales 21%FemalesFemales27%16 and 173%18 to 248%25 to 3419%7%Percent of Anglers by SexPercent of Anglers by AgeMales73%65 and older12%55 to 6418%45 to 5422%35 to 4418%Percent of U.S. Population Who Fished by AgeAnglers by Sex and AgeTotal, both sexes ... 33.1 millionMale ........... 24.2 millionFemale ......... 8.9 million16 and 17 12%18 to 2410%25 to 3415%Total, all ages ..... 33.1 million16 and 17 ....... 0.9 million18 to 24 ........ 2.7 million25 to 34 ........ 6.1 million35 to 44 ........ 6.0 million45 to 54 ........ 7.4 million55 to 64 ........ 5.9 million65 and older ..... 4.1 million35 to 4445 to 5455 to 6465 and older11%15%15%16%Source: Table 9.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 15
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Page 8 and 9: ForewordWhen I was growing up, it w
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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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Table B-7. Selected Characteristics
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Table B-9. Participation by 6-to-15
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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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household income in the 2001Survey.
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Table C-4. Comparison of Major Find
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Table C-5. Anglers and Hunters by C
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Illustration of the Computation of
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Table D-4. Approximate Standard Err
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