Cost for a days fishing trip/ freshwater

[bigfishnfreak]

With the increases in fuel, and in my case lake fees for launching and a day permit.

11.00 launch

11.00 adult permit, 

2 gallons of fuel for truck, 2 gallons for boat, 6.59 and 5.59

Bait- plastics what ever, looks like a fifty dollar bill.

Is this average,  or high.

It doesnt matter, I just did the math after the city raised fees.

[DitchPanda]

Obviously it depends on where you live. I have a yearly park pass for my local lake...cost me $20. Fuel around here is $3.89 for 10%ethanol and $4.49 for regular. Local lake is a few miles round trip so I can make several trips on a gallon of gas. Lets say in tackle I generally use\lose the cost of 1 bag of plastics. Also I make like 100 trips a year to this lake so the cost of the pass is nothing. I'd say it costs me $5 or less to get out.

[bigfishnfreak]

7 minutes ago, DitchPanda said:

Obviously it depends on where you live. I have a yearly park pass for my local lake...cost me $20. Fuel around here is $3.89 for 10%ethanol and $4.49 for regular. Local lake is a few miles round trip so I can make several trips on a gallon of gas. Lets say in tackle I generally use\lose the cost of 1 bag of plastics. Also I make like 100 trips a year to this lake so the cost of the pass is nothing. I'd say it costs me $5 or less to get out.

Thats is what we need, a yearly pass. I'm lucky its 13 miles to the lake, most guys drive 25 plus.

our fees went from 8.00 permit and 7.00 launch,

i think thats why people are moving away, and our fishing license sales have dropped 60 percent.

 

thank you , for the reply.

[MN Fisher]

1 mile to launch - 1/8 gallon round trip = $0.50

6 gallons of non-ethanol gas in the boat lasts me 7-8 trips = $3.40

1qt of oil for the boat = $0.43

1/2 bag of plastics = @ $3.00

No fees

 

So about $7.40 a trip for me

[Darth-Baiter]

my options vary.  local lakes I have a park pass

 

further locations, I burn 3/4 tanks of fuel.  launch fees are all $10 per day.  baits and sinkers...some days are good, some I may as well toss a bunch of stuff overboard and go home.

 

it all averages out I hope. 

[hunterPRO1]

I got a lifetime license so in state, which I've only fished out of state once, is free since I coughed up $350 dollars when i was 15 to get a lifetime sportsman.

 

drive to a lake is 50 miles average I'll say, 100-mile round trip average (to any big lakes is abt 100-miles), that'll burn about 6 gallons at 3.60 so 21.60

 

half bag of plastics $3 and i figure ill probably lose a hardbait for 5-10 dollars more.

 

so, I figure a normal trip where everything goes well i average $30 dollars or so.

 

as crazy as gas is that's the main concern, its dropped about 60-80 cent in the last month, hopefully the trend continues. pretty much any trip costs double what it would have 3 years ago for y'know, reasons....

 

 

 

[Mobasser]

I'll be 65 in October, so won't need a fishing license. I've been trying to save by taking my canoe out on an electric motor lake only.  Fairly close to home so not much gas used. 

[Deleted account]

Stuff costs money, and it's only gonna go up, so plan accordingly. It's $500 minimum for an inshore trip, and for an overnight offshore, I don't even want to do that math...

[gim]

Most of the lakes I fish do not require a pass. A couple of them do and I have a yearly pass which is $45. If I go at least 7 times, it’s paid for. I’ve gone 4 times so far this season to the lakes that require the pass.

 

I buy a resident conservation couples angling license for $26 (wife and me). So that’s 13 bucks for me to fish an entire year here in MN. Even though I don’t ice fish, I still feel like I’m getting a heck of a deal to fish here.

 

Gas in the truck to get to an from the lake has some cost right now depending on how far I go. I don’t use much gas in the outboard though.

 

On average, I would say it costs me anywhere between $10-20 every time I go fishing this season. Just a ball park estimate.

[A-Jay]

 

Cost of everything has increased while my income has not.

I'm feeling it. 

However, there is a rather lengthy list of deals I pay good money for that don't bring me

any where near the joy & soul cleaning satisfaction that a day on the water does.

Seems so important to my overall physical & mental health. 

In that regard, I feel like I should be able to have my health insurance

 pick up my tab for all things fishing related.

Either way, I've been out in the Old Town Canoe a bit more this summer.

A-Jay

 

[Big Hands]

Honey, is that you? ?

 

Ah, what the heck, I'll bite.

 

I live about 3 miles from the launch ramp (6 miles round trip) My Yukon gets 16 mpg and gas is currently $5.66/gal., so $2.12 per trip to haul the boat. The outboard (40 hp Mercury four stroke) uses about 1 gallon per trip, so $5.66 + $2.12 = $7.78 per trip for fuel.

 

Parking/Launch fees would be $25, but I do volunteer work at the lake and qualify for my fees being waived, so $0.00 for that.

 

Tackle? Yea, that can vary depending on how I am fishing, but I would estimate generally around $5 to $20. I've occasionally had a rough day with tungsten sinkers and that has got ugly a time or three, but not usually. Lately, I have been mostly throwing weightless wacky Senkos, so a bag of Senkos and maybe a few hooks. More than that if my kids fish with me. 

 

I would estimate somewhere between $15 to $30 per trip, sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. 

[king fisher]

I'm going fishing tomorrow I will go for two days, so cost could be divided in half if considering cost for one day only.  

1. Gas will be $35 per trip.

2.Tackle varies, but I average one pack of soft plastics, and two to three hard baits lost every day.  I am happy if I only loose $35 of gear a day. There was a day last year when I lost $70 in baits, trashed a full reel of line, and broke a rod but was still happy with my day.

3. Water Sodas, and food. $25 per trip.

4. Flowers for my wife $10

[softwateronly]

- 117 miles to lake house // 40 ish mpg and 1:45hrs and 13$ in tolls

- mortgage on 2nd house 

- bait monkey

 

s**t

 

scott

[Jig Man]

100 miles round trip gas $3.89 14 mpg $28

staying within 10 miles of the ramp and running under 50 mph gas and additives 5 gallons at $5.00 $25

So for me $50 and up.  

[Bankbeater]

I've been fishing pretty close to home this season.  As long as I fish from the bank I don't have any fees to pay.  About the only cost I have is gas and food.  Maybe $15 to $20 dollars a trip.

[WVU-SCPA]

Tomorrows tournament will be...

52 miles round trip=$14.46

Electric only =???

No permit=$0.00

Entry=$60.00

Tackle=$30.00

Replacement line for the reel I blow up=$13.54

 

Need to win $118 to cover cost.

[Tennessee Boy]

I’m starting to understand why everyone that moves into my neighborhood is from California.

 

4 ramps within two miles.  No fees.  Gas is currently $3.46 a gallon.

[Catt]

Growing up in rural southwest Louisiana I've pretty much always been a low budget hooker. 

 

My little Nissan Rogue gets 25-30 mpg. My 40 hp Tahotsu makes gas.

 

Gas is $3.89 a gallon; for $40 I put 3 gallons in the boat & the rest in the Rogue. That's usually good for 3-4 trips.

 

Tackle? I can make 3-4 trips & not spend a dime.

 

Now if momma wants to go that's $400-700 cause that's gonna include a cabin.

[Junk Fisherman]

11 hours ago, bigfishnfreak said:

With the increases in fuel, and in my case lake fees for launching and a day permit.

11.00 launch

11.00 adult permit, 

2 gallons of fuel for truck, 2 gallons for boat, 6.59 and 5.59

Bait- plastics what ever, looks like a fifty dollar bill.

Is this average,  or high.

It doesnt matter, I just did the math after the city raised fees.

What is an adult permit?  Each person has to pay to fish in addition to the launch?  Is this a public lake or private?

 

Around Chicago, the places I fish have either a launch fee of $25 (Lake Michigan), $20 (private launch on a river leading to Lake Michigan), or $10 (city-owned launch on a river).  There are a couple state-owned launches that I use on inland lakes which are free.  I think Illinois has the 2nd-highest gas prices ($5.39 yesterday).  I never really calculate how much gas I use since I'm fishing locally regardless what the gas costs and my Tacoma gets horrible mileage so I don't really want to know.  The distance I drive to fish varies from 25 to 40 miles from my home.   Things have become a lot more expensive but they have just made me fish closer to home.  Driving 200-300 miles to a lake for a couple days to fish and camp has become almost too expensive.  

 

[the reel ess]

Come over to the southeast. Not to get into politics, but it's a little "more free" here. OK, it's a lot more free. A license or a permit is what you get when the government takes away your liberties, then sells them back with stipulations.

 

And gas is way cheaper here. Of course, in SC, we don't have any 20+ lb. bass.

 

Are there no lower cost opportunities? Or are you after a trophy? If the lake is full of 10+ lb. bass, I'd probably pay it too.

 

I tow a kayak in the bed of my truck approximately 2 miles. So gas is negligible. I spend whatever I lose in soft plastics most days. Sometimes I lose a blade bait. I have thrown a Plopper that broke off so high in the trees I couldn't see it. But my buddy got it back for me months later. So I'd have to say I don't spend much at all per trip, though my wife and daughter would disagree based on the Amazon cart.

[gim]

The west coast always has a higher cost of gasoline because there's very few refineries there.  The refineries are mostly located in the south or the Midwest.  That's not anything new and they aren't going to be building more of them either.  If the refineries were geographically located out west, people in the southeast would be paying more for gasoline.  Additionally, some states have a higher gas tax than others.

[Goldstar225]

I drive 130 miles round trip to the primary lake I fish, about $35 in gas and use about $10 in gas for the boat each trip.  I have a $40 annual launch pass for COE lake so minimal cost there, free everywhere else.  I primarily fish soft plastics so figure $5 a trip in loss/tearing.  So I guess I'm out $50 or so each trip.

[Swamp Girl]

Last night's fishing was cheap. I lost a jighead and Ned worm. The pond was only four miles from my house and I get 30 miles to the gallon. No lake or launching fees for my canoe. So, maybe three bucks and I caught 30 bass, which works out to ten cents a fish. 

[Darth-Baiter]

3 hours ago, Tennessee Boy said:

I’m starting to understand why everyone that moves into my neighborhood is from California.

 

4 ramps within two miles.  No fees.  Gas is currently $3.46 a gallon.

I think its the home prices.  I am in Ca and I have 3 no-gas motor boat ramps 7 minutes from me in three directions.  

4 hours ago, Tennessee Boy said:

 Gas is currently $3.46 a gallon.

wait wut!??

 

I just noticed this part.  our gas prices were that BEFORE all of this stuff happened.  I am gonna Zillow your hood now.

[casts_by_fly]

• I'm in a motorized kayak, so no gas for the boat.  A charge costs negligible electricity.
• Most of my lakes are 30 minutes or less.  35 miles round trip is 2 gallons or so for the truck- $9 per trip
• Only one lake here has a fee and its only $5.  All of the rest are state park (which are free this summer), local, or otherwise public access.  I've been 3 times this year and will go there three times more for $30 annual.
• I don't lose lures really.  With the kayak I can usually get into anywhere I'm snagged and get it loose.  I lost a crankbait to a pike and a red-eye shad to some rocks.  That's $10 for the year in lost lures.  let's assume I lose that many more the balance of the year for $20 annual.
• I'll go through a couple soft plastics per trip between trailers and texas rigs.  Call it a half bag and $4 per trip

 

So I'm $13 per trip plus $50 annually.  You could throw my license into that for another $25 annual.  I'll go ~50 times a year, so $1.50 on the annual expenses makes it about $15 a trip for me, mostly in gas.

 

Now of course that doesn't tie up to the amount of lures that I buy...