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Angler Expenditures by Category in 2006


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Angler Expenditures by Category in 2006
  All Anglers Non-Residents
Travel Expenditures $17,878,559,883 $4,466,189,121
Food $4,327,090,008 $1,043,271,201
Lodging $1,975,434,417 $1,006,056,956
Airfare $406,896,869 $183,156,732
Public transportation $116,959,187 $87,703,146
Private transportation $4,437,974,257 $1,002,581,062
Boat fuel $1,817,743,856 $235,651,949
Guides $832,476,441 $360,755,480
Public land use fees $176,802,957 $24,846,419
Private land use fees $143,543,123 $27,318,547
Boat launching $134,935,559 $30,734,569
Boat mooring $1,455,943,191 $117,727,950
Equipment rental $377,334,025 $113,182,375
Bait (live, cut, prepared) $1,183,332,473 $149,366,460
Ice $378,189,590 $63,143,106
Heating & cooking fuel $113,903,930 $20,693,169
Fishing Equipment Expenditures $5,270,513,822 $450,783,368
Rods, reels & components $2,239,190,427 $234,697,008
Lines & leaders $539,981,202 $31,384,933
Lures, flies & artificial baits $902,676,412 $75,563,051
Hooks, sinkers, other terminal tackle $387,254,110 $23,018,029
Tackle boxes $126,982,219 $6,372,865
Creels, strings, landing nets, etc. $106,700,187 $5,514,154
Bait buckets, minnow traps, etc. $61,176,434 $5,199,052
Depth finder, fish finders, other electronics $513,642,903 $35,528,071
Ice fishing equipment $105,274,991 $5,311,979
Other fishing equipment $287,634,939 $28,194,225
Auxiliary Purchases for Fishing $968,785,467 $102,143,392
Camping gear $586,096,923 $67,274,614
Binoculars $77,481,087 $3,433,110
Special fishing clothing, foul weather gear $305,207,457 $31,435,669
Special Equipment Purchased for Fishing $16,808,482,170 $1,965,247,978
Bass boats $1,735,526,013 $197,794,641
Other motorized boats $4,144,225,837 $949,950,205
Canoes, non-motorized boats $136,880,141 $7,123,910
Boat motors, trailers, hitches, etc. $895,745,279 $198,721,701
Pick-ups, campers, motor homes, etc. $7,837,417,803 $396,213,802
Cabins $738,993,381 $87,213,859
4x4 and off-road vehicles $1,207,573,462 $124,754,552
Other special equipment $112,120,254 $3,475,307
Other Miscellaneous Fishing Expenses* $4,409,598,480 $1,129,169,742
Taxidermy & processing $53,250,364 $6,396,510
Books & magazines $153,727,502 $10,927,143
Dues and contributions $214,242,521 $20,993,527
Licenses and fees $550,331,470 $127,337,236
Land purchased for fishing $3,048,972,407 $944,070,727
Land leased for fishing $288,190,671 $13,151,788
Other misc. fishing expenditures $100,883,546 $6,292,811
TOTAL $45,335,939,822 $8,113,533,600