• Did you know that 74% of anglers surveyed said they would listen to a Bass Fishing Radio Show;

  • Did you know that 78% of anglers have access to the internet ;

  • Did you know that more then one out of every 6 Americans 16 and older went fishing in 1996. * 

  • Did you know that 38% of all anglers had incomes greater than $50,000.*

  • 13.2 million angers spent 196 million days fishing for black bass in 1996.*

  • Fresh water fishing ranks as the 10th most popular participation sport among women **

  • Saturday is the most popular day to fish - 86% of all anglers surveyed ;

  • When casual anglers were surveyed as to what time they left home to go fishing on Saturday:

    • 21% left home between 5am and 6am ;

    • 34% left home between 6am and 7am ;

    • 13% left home between 7am and 8am ;

  • When tournament anglers were surveyed as to what time they left home to go fishing on Saturday:

    • 20% left home at 4am or before ;

    • 63% left home between 5am and 6am ;

    • 11% left home between 6am and 7am ;

  • When asked "What type of fish do you like to fish for?" ;

Bass Panfish Walleye Lake Salmon Trout Stream Trout Catfish Pike
Totals 144 80 90 61 45 25 49
% of Votes 29% 16% 18% 12% 9% 5% 10%
% of People 84% 47% 53% 36% 26% 15% 29%

Total Reponds

494

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Did you know that more people fish than play golf and tennis combined?

Data from SGMA & USDA Forest Service

Table 5.1. --Number and Percent of U.S. Population participating in outdoor recreation by activity and age, 1994-5. (Millions, top row; percent of age group participating, middle row; and percent of activity participants, bottom row).

Age

16-24

25-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

Over 60

Golf

5.3

4.3

7.8

5.1

2.8

4.5

 

15.3

19.1

17.7

15.5

12.1

10.3

 

17.7

14.3

26.2

17.2

9.4

15.2

Tennis

7.4

2.7

5.1

3.3

1.4

1.4

 

21.4

12.3

11.6

9.8

6.0

3.1

 

34.8

12.9

24.2

15.3

6.5

6.4

Fishing

12.2

7.5

14.9

10.3

5.7

7.3

 

35.3

33.8

33.7

31.3

24.7

16.7

 

21.0

13.0

25.7

17.9

9.8

12.6

 

* U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. 1996 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-associated Recreation.

** National Sporting Goods Association. Sports Participation in 1998.

;Independent survey done on the web and at lakes and sporting good stores in the greater upstate NY area.