A Snapshot Of The U.s. Angler Population By Region

[5fishlimit]

Disclosure:  I do not work for, or represent, the organization where this information is coming from.  I sell a software solution geared towards non-profits, and while doing some research I found this information, and thought it might be interesting to some within this forum.

 

The organization (American Sportfishing Association) is legitimate, and uses actual facts and figures for their findings.  

 

My apologies if I inadvertently violated the terms of service for Bass Resource by posting this. 

 

 

http://asafishing.org/uploads/Report_2_Executive_Summary_-_A_Snapshot_of_the_U.S._Angler_Population_by_Region.pdf

 

 

[Jar11591]

Pretty interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[desmobob]

I love that kind of statistical stuff!  Thanks for posting it!

 

Tight lines,

Bob

[buzzed bait]

good stuff.  i wonder though why they only chose those 12 states (CO, FL, GA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NH, NY, UT, and WI).  Just looking at that list, they mostly look like high volume for tourist fisheries which i would assume might tilt the data a bit....

Fly fishing in CO, MT and UT.  

Smallmouth in MI, MC, NH, NY and WI.  

Largemouth in GA and FL.

And well everything in Florida....

[desmobob]

good stuff.  i wonder though why they only chose those 12 states (CO, FL, GA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NH, NY, UT, and WI).  Just looking at that list, they mostly look like high volume for tourist fisheries which i would assume might tilt the data a bit....

Fly fishing in CO, MT and UT.  

Smallmouth in MI, MC, NH, NY and WI.  

Largemouth in GA and FL.

And well everything in Florida....

 

 

NY attracts a LOT of fishing tourism for fisheries like Lake Ontario trout and salmon, L. Ontario tributaries for steelhead, Catskills and Adirondacks for fly fishing/remote pond fishing, and Long Island for inshore fishing.  I remember seeing the numbers for the Lake Ontario segment and it was very impressive.

 

Tight lines,

Bob

[5fishlimit]

good stuff.  i wonder though why they only chose those 12 states (CO, FL, GA, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NH, NY, UT, and WI).  Just looking at that list, they mostly look like high volume for tourist fisheries which i would assume might tilt the data a bit....

Fly fishing in CO, MT and UT.  

Smallmouth in MI, MC, NH, NY and WI.  

Largemouth in GA and FL.

And well everything in Florida....

 

While it doesn't indicate a specific reason I would assume that the information wasn't available for all 50 states, or perhaps the data was incomplete from those states not listed.

[HoosierHawgs]

Maybe they are assuming that these best represent their specific regions of the nation?

[Slade House]

You sir suck at google . http://asafishing.org/uploads/2011_ASASportfishing_in_America_Report_January_2013.pdf try this report instead. ive been using it for a few weeks now to calculate how much each state spends on specifically just fish finders by freshwater anglers. 

[.ghoti.]

You sir suck at google . http://asafishing.org/uploads/2011_ASASportfishing_in_America_Report_January_2013.pdf try this report instead. ive been using it for a few weeks now to calculate how much each state spends on specifically just fish finders by freshwater anglers.

Nice way to start post. "you suck....."

That was uncalled for.

Remind me to ignore everything you post from this point forward

[Western-Mass-Bass]

Nice way to start post. "you suck....."

That was uncalled for.

Remind me to ignore everything you post from this point forward

x2   

[5fishlimit]

You sir suck at google . http://asafishing.org/uploads/2011_ASASportfishing_in_America_Report_January_2013.pdf try this report instead. ive been using it for a few weeks now to calculate how much each state spends on specifically just fish finders by freshwater anglers.

I may suck at google, but I also don't feel compelled to show everyone here how much of a dick head I am.

Happy holidays, *****.

[kcdinkerz]

Less people more fish for me to catch

[clh121787]

Nice way to start post. "you suck....."

That was uncalled for.

Remind me to ignore everything you post from this point forward

x3

[Slade House]

the "you sir suck at..." i guess yall didn't get the sarcasm or the joke, i thought the "you sir" denotted that. didn't mean to offend sorry if i was an ******* there.  

[.ghoti.]

the "you sir suck at..." i guess yall didn't get the sarcasm or the joke, i thought the "you sir" denotted that. didn't mean to offend sorry if i was an ******* there.  

 

Expressing sarcasm via the printed word is a dicey proposition, at best.

 

At least we now know you're a wise guy, and NOT an arsehole. LOL

 

Welcome aboard.

[South FLA]

As an ASA member we get tons of metrics for the industry. The "churn" rate in Florida is due to the fact that we have a large segment of the fishing population that transistions in and out of the state as tourist.  What is interesting is the long-term license holders, I remember seeing a statistic on those who renew regullarly, and it seems like only a small, very small percentage renew over a 5 year period.   It goes to show that very few anglers are "hard core", lol!