Fishing Participation
This section provides data regarding the number of anglers and days
of fishing in freshwater and saltwater plus information describing
avid freshwater and saltwater anglers.
2006 National Overview (by State)
This chart reports the number of anglers and days of fishing by state.
2006 Youth Overview (by State)
This chart provides the number of youth anglers by state.
2006 Percentage of Residents That Fish (by State)
This table ranks states based on the percentage of residents who fish.
All charts listed below report data from a 2001 national survey conducted every five years by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Data for 2007 will be added in early 2008 upon the release of Today’s Angler, a report produced for the American Sportfishing Association by Southwick Associates.
Freshwater Fishing Participation (excluding Great Lakes)
This
section provides data regarding the number of anglers and days of fishing
in freshwater (excluding Great Lakes), plus information describing avid
freshwater anglers:
• Freshwater Overview
• Number of Freshwater Anglers
by Species Targeted (U.S. Total)
• Number of Freshwater Anglers
by Species Targeted and Region
• Days of Freshwater Fishing
by Species Targeted (U.S. Total)
• Days of Freshwater Fishing
by Species Targeted and Region
• Avidity (U.S. Total)
• Avidity by Region
Freshwater Fishing Participation in the Great Lakes
This
section provides details regarding the number of anglers and days of
fishing on the Great Lakes, plus information describing avid Great Lakes
anglers:
• Great Lakes
• Number of Great Lakes Anglers
by Species Targeted (U.S. Total)
• Number of Great Lakes Anglers by Species Targeted and Region
• Days of Great Lakes Fishing
by Species Targeted (U.S. Total)
• Days of Great Lakes Fishing by Species Targeted and Region
• Avidity (U.S. Total)
• Avidity by Region
Saltwater Fishing Participation
This section provides
details regarding the number of anglers and days of saltwater fishing,
plus information describing avid saltwater anglers:
• Saltwater
• Number of Saltwater Anglers
by Species Targeted (U.S. Total)
• Number of Saltwater Anglers
by Species Targeted and Region
• Days of Saltwater Fishing
by Species Targeted (U.S. Total)
• Days of Saltwater Fishing
by Species Targeted and Region
• Avidity (U.S. Total)
• Avidity by Region
