Bass:
Bass:
Pike,

large
&
white,
striped
Muskie,

smallmouth
&
hybrid
Crappie
Catfish
Panfish
Trout
Salmon
Steelhead
Anything
Walleye
Pickerel
Total
#
Anglers
10,694,107
4,925,363
6,647,606
7,493,923
7,894,384
7,796,686
1,368,498
536,172
4,688,764
3,214,267
2,059,765
Total
#
Days
Fished
159,846,535
61,888,907
95,108,507
103,664,000
103,294,283
83,324,527
15,052,771
6,698,378
46,256,918
46,338,200
27,290,200
Avidity,
(
Avg
Days
Fished
per
Angler)
14.9
12.5
14.3
14
13.1
11
11
12.5
9.8
14.4
13.2
Race
(%
Non­
White)
6.1%
6.9%
8.9%
11.6%
6.9%
5.4%
11.0%
3.5%
9.8%
1.7%
1.5%

Average
Age
40.9
41.8
43.4
41.2
43.6
41.6
44.0
42.6
40.8
43.0
41.8
Gender
(%
Male)
80.5%
76.6%
76.4%
75.0%
72.8%
78.2%
82.1%
88.8%
66.9%
76.6%
78.6%

Marital
Status
(%
Married)
69.5%
71.7%
72.2%
66.9%
71.7%
69.2%
73.4%
69.6%
67.2%
71.9%
69.7%

Average
Household
Income
$
54,392
$
52,801
$
51,643
$
45,240
$
51,360
$
57,618
$
62,692
$
55,856
$
49,038
$
55,136
$
56,613
Education:
4
yrs
of
college
or
more
25.5%
25.1%
22.1%
17.4%
25.4%
30.2%
32.2%
28.0%
22.8%
26.4%
28.1%

DEMOGRAPHICS
BY
TARGETED
SPECIES
U.
S.
TOTAL
FRESHWATER
FISHING
(
except
Great
Lakes
Fishing),
in
2001
U.
S.
Total:
Total
Anglers
Per
Species
Fished,
Freshwater
Fishing,

(
excluding
Great
Lakes
Fishing)

0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Bass
(
large
&

smallmouth)
Bass
(
white,

striped
&

hybrid)
Crappie
Catfish
Panfish
Trout
Salmon
Steelhead
Anything
Walleye
Pike,
Muskie,

Pickerel
Millions
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
66
U.
S.
Total:
Total
Days
Fished
Per
Species,
Freshwater
Fishing,
(
excluding
Great
Lakes
Fishing)

0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Bass
(
large
&

smallmouth)
Bass
(
white,

striped
&

hybrid)
Crappie
Catfish
Panfish
Trout
Salmon
Steelhead
Anything
Walleye
Pike,
Muskie,

Pickerel
Millions
U.
S.
Total:
Avidity,
(
Annual
Days
of
Fishing
Per
Species
Per
Angler),
Freshwater
Fishing,

(
excluding
Great
Lakes
Fishing)

0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Bass
(
large
&

smallmouth)
Bass
(
white,

striped
&

hybrid)
Crappie
Catfish
Panfish
Trout
Salmon
Steelhead
Anything
Walleye
Pike,
Muskie,

Pickerel
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
67
U.
S.
Total:
Race
(%
Non­
White),
Freshwater
Fishing,
(
excluding
Great
Lakes
Fishing)

0%
2%
4%
6%
8%

10%
12%
Bass
(
large
&

smallmouth)
Bass
(
white,

striped
&

hybrid)
Crappie
Catfish
Panfish
Trout
Salmon
Steelhead
Anything
Walleye
Pike,
Muskie,

Pickerel
U.
S.
Total:
Average
Age,
Freshwater
Fishing,
(
excluding
Great
Lakes
Fishing)

40
41
42
43
44
Bass
(
large
&

smallmouth)
Bass
(
white,

striped
&

hybrid)
Crappie
Catfish
Panfish
Trout
Salmon
Steelhead
Anything
Walleye
Pike,
Muskie,

Pickerel
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
68
U.
S.
Total:
Gender
(%
Male),
Freshwater
Fishing,
(
excluding
Great
Lakes
Fishing)

50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Bass
(
large
&

smallmouth)
Bass
(
white,

striped
&

hybrid)
Crappie
Catfish
Panfish
Trout
Salmon
Steelhead
Anything
Walleye
Pike,
Muskie,

Pickerel
U.
S.
Total:
Marital
Status
(%
Married),
Freshwater
Fishing,
(
excluding
Great
Lakes
Fishing)

50%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
Bass
(
large
&

smallmouth)
Bass
(
white,

striped
&

hybrid)
Crappie
Catfish
Panfish
Trout
Salmon
Steelhead
Anything
Walleye
Pike,
Muskie,

Pickerel
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
69
U.
S.
Total:
Average
Household
Income,
Freshwater
Fishing,
(
excluding
Great
Lakes
Fishing)

$
40
$
45
$
50
$
55
$
60
$
65
Bass
(
large
&

smallmouth)
Bass
(
white,

striped
&

hybrid)
Crappie
Catfish
Panfish
Trout
Salmon
Steelhead
Anything
Walleye
Pike,
Muskie,

Pickerel
Thousands
U.
S.
Total:
Education
(%
Anglers
with
4
or
More
Years
of
College),
Freshwater
Fishing,

(
excluding
Great
Lakes
Fishing)

0%
5%

10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
Bass
(
large
&

smallmouth)
Bass
(
white,

striped
&

hybrid)
Crappie
Catfish
Panfish
Trout
Salmon
Steelhead
Anything
Walleye
Pike,
Muskie,

Pickerel
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
70
Striped
Flounder,

Salmon
Bass
Bluefish
Halibut
Red
Drum
Weakfish
Mackerel
Marlin
Tuna
Other
Anything
Total
#
Anglers
721,878
1,714,407
1,137,679
2,269,311
1,721,109
1,486,901
609,491
53,191
146,165
2,811,859
3,093,718
Total
#
Days
Fished
4,872,626
17,210,882
11,666,592
21,111,227
18,488,636
17,140,344
5,878,626
379,885
945,606
24,098,528
25,239,726
Avidity,
(
Avg
Days
Fished
per
Angler)
6.7
10.0
10.2
9.3
10.7
11.5
9.6
7.1
6.5
8.6
8.1
Race
(%
Non­
White)
13.4%
11.4%
6.9%
9.4%
6.6%
7.7%
8.1%
20.7%
14.8%
10.5%
13.9%

Average
Age
42.4
44.9
44.6
44.2
42.3
45.3
43.0
40.3
44.4
43.9
44.5
Gender
(%
Male)
76.6%
85.9%
11.9%
79.7%
79.9%
80.6%
88.3%
79.5%
84.9%
80.2%
73.7%

Marital
Status
(%
Married)
66.9%
68.4%
68.2%
70.2%
69.6%
74.5%
68.9%
44.0%
73.6%
71.9%
70.6%

Average
Household
Income
$
64,234
$
65,351
$
64,455
$
63,170
$
59,016
$
63,889
$
59,666
$
82,294
$
76,870
$
62,138
$
58,593
Education:
4
yrs
of
college
or
more
41.2%
34.8%
38.5%
32.4%
30.5%
34.8%
37.1%
37.6%
46.5%
30.7%
30.2%

DEMOGRAPHICS
BY
TARGETED
SPECIES
U.
S.
TOTAL
SALTWATER
FISHING,
in
2001
U.
S.
Total:
Total
Anglers
Per
Species
Fished,
Saltwater
Fishing
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
Salmon
Striped
Bass
Bluefish
Flounder,

Halibut
Red
Drum
Weakfish
Mackerel
Marlin
Tuna
Other
Anything
Millions
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
71
U.
S.
Total:
Total
Days
Fished
Per
Species,
Saltwater
Fishing
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
Salmon
Striped
Bass
Bluefish
Flounder,

Halibut
Red
Drum
Weakfish
Mackerel
Marlin
Tuna
Other
Anything
Millions
U.
S.
Total:
Avidity,
(
Annual
Days
of
Fishing
Per
Species
Per
Angler),
Saltwater
Fishing
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Salmon
Striped
Bass
Bluefish
Flounder,

Halibut
Red
Drum
Weakfish
Mackerel
Marlin
Tuna
Other
Anything
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
72
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
73
U.
S.
Total:
Race
(%
Non­
White),
Saltwater
Fishing
0%
5%

10%
15%
20%
25%
Salmon
Striped
Bass
Bluefish
Flounder,

Halibut
Red
Drum
Weakfish
Mackerel
Marlin
Tuna
Other
Anything
U.
S.
Total:
Average
Age,
Saltwater
Fishing
38
40
42
44
46
Salmon
Striped
Bass
Bluefish
Flounder,

Halibut
Red
Drum
Weakfish
Mackerel
Marlin
Tuna
Other
Anything
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
74
U.
S.
Total:
Gender
(%
Male),
Saltwater
Fishing
0%

20%
40%
60%
80%

100%
Salmon
Striped
Bass
Bluefish
Flounder,

Halibut
Red
Drum
Weakfish
Mackerel
Marlin
Tuna
Other
Anything
U.
S.
Total:
Marital
Status
(%
Married),
Saltwater
Fishing
50%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
Salmon
Striped
Bass
Bluefish
Flounder,

Halibut
Red
Drum
Weakfish
Mackerel
Marlin
Tuna
Other
Anything
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
75
U.
S.
Total:
Average
Household
Income,
Saltwater
Fishing
$
50
$
55
$
60
$
65
$
70
$
75
$
80
$
85
Salmon
Striped
Bass
Bluefish
Flounder,

Halibut
Red
Drum
Weakfish
Mackerel
Marlin
Tuna
Other
Anything
Thousands
U.
S.
Total:
Education
(%
Anglers
with
4
or
More
Years
of
College),
Saltwater
Fishing
0%
5%

10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
Salmon
Striped
Bass
Bluefish
Flounder,

Halibut
Red
Drum
Weakfish
Mackerel
Marlin
Tuna
Other
Anything
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
76
Bass:
Pike,

large
&
Lake
Other
Muskie,

Perch
smallmouth
Walleye
Salmon
Steelhead
Trout
Trout
Pickerel*
Other**
Anything
Total
#
Anglers
682,414
588,832
565,017
503,279
338,329
345,689
239,201
140,418
119,658
207,728
Total
#
Days
Fished
6,596,883
6,354,776
5,489,274
3,985,108
3,698,300
3,605,413
2,355,234
287,575
1,230,404
1,994,267
Avidity,
(
Avg
Days
Fished
per
Angler)
9.5
10.8
9.6
7.7
10.9
10.4
9.8
2.0
10.3
9.2
Sample
Size
162
131
146
129
86
83
62
35
29
46
Race
(%
Non­
White)
9.3%
8.3%
6.1%
7.0%
2.0%
4.4%
2.0%
0.0%
20.9%
19.2%

Average
Age
43.4
40.3
41.2
44.2
40.7
43.8
44.2
41.7
46.0
41.0
Gender
(%
Male)
82.0%
80.0%
90.9%
87.2%
92.1%
86.7%
90.1%
83.7%
75.6%
72.2%

Marital
Status
(%
Married)
65.4%
58.3%
62.6%
70.4%
58.9%
66.9%
58.1%
55.0%
67.2%
64.5%

Average
Household
Income
$
50,057
$
50,414
$
54,551
$
64,422
$
54,822
$
57,116
$
58,784
$
52,824
$
43,842
$
57,957
Education:
4
yrs
of
college
or
more
21.6%
21.1%
25.2%
31.6%
25.1%
28.8%
39.2%
27.4%
11.5%
16.1%

DEMOGRAPHICS
BY
TARGETED
SPECIES
U.
S.
TOTAL
GREAT
LAKES
FISHING,
in
2001
*
Data
is
based
on
a
small
sample
size
and
should
be
used
with
caution,
(
N
=
30­
39).

**
Sample
size
is
too
small
to
use
results
with
any
reliability,
(
N
<
29).

U.
S.
Total:
Total
Anglers
Per
Species
Fished,
Great
Lakes
Fishing
0
200
400
600
800
Perch
Bass
(
large
&
smallmouth)
Walleye
Salmon
Steelhead
Lake
Trout
Other
Trout
Pike,
Muskie,
Pickerel*
Other**
Anything
Thousands
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
76
U.
S.
Total:
Total
Days
Fished
Per
Species,
Great
Lakes
Fishing
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Perch
Bass
(
large
&
smallmouth)
Walleye
Salmon
Steelhead
Lake
Trout
Other
Trout
Pike,
Muskie,
Pickerel*
Other**
Anything
Millions
U.
S.
Total:
Avidity,
(
Annual
Days
of
Fishing
Per
Species
Per
Angler),
Great
Lakes
Fishing
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Perch
Bass
(
large
&
smallmouth)
Walleye
Salmon
Steelhead
Lake
Trout
Other
Trout
Pike,
Muskie,
Pickerel*
Other**
Anything
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
77
U.
S.
Total:
Race
(%
Non­
White),
Great
Lakes
Fishing
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
16%
18%
20%
22%
Perch
Bass
(
large
&
smallmouth)
Walleye
Salmon
Steelhead
Lake
Trout
Other
Trout
Pike,
Muskie,
Pickerel*
Other**
Anything
U.
S.
Total:
Average
Age,
Great
Lakes
Fishing
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
Perch
Bass
(
large
&

smallmouth)
Walleye
Salmon
Steelhead
Lake
Trout
Other
Trout
Pike,
Muskie,

Pickerel*
Other**
Anything
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
78
U.
S.
Total:
Gender
(%
Male),
Great
Lakes
Fishing
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Perch
Bass
(
large
&

smallmouth)
Walleye
Salmon
Steelhead
Lake
Trout
Other
Trout
Pike,
Muskie,

Pickerel*
Other**
Anything
U.
S.
Total:
Marital
Status
(%
Married),
Great
Lakes
Fishing
50%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
Perch
Bass
(
large
&

smallmouth)
Walleye
Salmon
Steelhead
Lake
Trout
Other
Trout
Pike,
Muskie,

Pickerel*
Other**
Anything
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
79
U.
S.
Total:
Average
Household
Income,
Great
Lakes
Fishing
$
40
$
45
$
50
$
55
$
60
$
65
$
70
Perch
Bass
(
large
&

smallmouth)
Walleye
Salmon
Steelhead
Lake
Trout
Other
Trout
Pike,
Muskie,

Pickerel*
Other**
Anything
Thousands
U.
S.
Total:
Education
(%
Anglers
with
4
or
More
Years
of
College),
Great
Lakes
Fishing
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
Perch
Bass
(
large
&

smallmouth)
Walleye
Salmon
Steelhead
Lake
Trout
Other
Trout
Pike,
Muskie,

Pickerel*
Other**
Anything
Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
80
smallmouth)
Pickerel*

Produced
by
Southwick
Associates
for
the
American
Sportfishing
Association.
81
