2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated ...

Table 60. Freshwater (Except Great Lakes) Anglers and Days of Fishing by State Where Fishing Took
Place: 2006
(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)
Anglers
Days of fishing
State where fishing
took place
Total anglers,
residents and
nonresidents
State residents
Nonresidents
Total days,
residents and
nonresidents
Days by
state
residents
Days by
nonresidents
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
United States, total..... 25,035 100 23,266 93 4,604 18 419,942 100 382,512 91 37,869 9
Alabama ............... 714 100 567 79 147 21 12,987 100 12,202 94 785 6
Alaska ................. 191 100 99 52 92 48 1,826 100 1,305 71 521 29
Arizona ................ 422 100 330 78 92 22 4,156 100 3,505 84 651 16
Arkansas ............... 655 100 430 66 225 34 10,812 100 9,273 86 1,539 14
California ............... 1,224 100 1,150 94 74 6 12,307 100 11,526 94 781 6
Colorado ............... 660 100 490 74 171 26 6,374 100 5,529 87 845 13
Connecticut ............. 204 100 178 87 *26 *13 4,354 100 4,179 96 *175 *4
Delaware ............... 58 100 34 59 ... ... 1,133 100 780 69 ... ...
Florida ................. 1,417 100 1,155 82 262 18 24,512 100 23,031 94 1,482 6
Georgia ................ 1,025 100 908 89 118 11 15,646 100 14,742 94 905 6
Hawaii ................. 22 100 *15 *69 ... ... 67 100 *60 *90 ... ...
Idaho .................. 350 100 206 59 144 41 4,301 100 3,307 77 994 23
Illinois ................. 777 100 710 91 67 9 15,631 100 14,968 96 663 4
Indiana ................. 677 100 582 86 *96 *14 8,289 100 7,594 92 *695 *8
Iowa ................... 438 100 397 91 *40 *9 6,215 100 6,063 98 *152 *2
Kansas ................. 404 100 319 79 85 21 5,314 100 4,883 92 431 8
Kentucky ............... 721 100 580 80 141 20 9,231 100 8,324 90 906 10
Louisiana ............... 549 100 472 86 *77 *14 8,743 100 8,312 95 *431 *5
Maine .................. 303 100 209 69 94 31 4,272 100 3,472 81 800 19
Maryland ............... 364 100 244 67 119 33 4,799 100 3,090 64 1,708 36
Massachusetts ........... 292 100 263 90 29 10 5,345 100 5,186 97 159 3
Michigan ............... 1,192 100 941 79 250 21 19,677 100 17,993 91 1,684 9
Minnesota ............... 1,381 100 1,091 79 289 21 24,041 100 22,093 92 1,949 8
Mississippi ............. 508 100 439 86 *69 *14 7,095 100 6,609 93 *486 *7
Missouri ............... 1,076 100 871 81 206 19 16,569 100 15,263 92 1,306 8
Montana ............... 291 100 172 59 119 41 2,927 100 2,357 81 569 19
Nebraska ............... 198 100 169 85 *29 *15 3,096 100 2,913 94 *183 *6
Nevada ................. 142 100 114 81 *27 *19 1,526 100 1,436 94 *90 *6
New Hampshire ......... 198 100 94 47 104 53 2,733 100 1,849 68 884 32
New Jersey ............. 243 100 210 86 *33 *14 3,646 100 3,500 96 *146 *4
New Mexico............. 248 100 164 66 *84 *34 2,596 100 2,129 82 *467 *18
NewYork............... 741 100 633 85 108 15 10,994 100 9,806 89 1,188 11
North Carolina .......... 884 100 740 84 144 16 13,923 100 13,207 95 716 5
North Dakota ........... 106 100 88 84 ... ... 953 100 905 95 ... ...
Ohio ................... 982 100 929 95 *53 *5 12,827 100 12,064 94 *763 *6
Oklahoma ............... 611 100 525 86 86 14 10,580 100 9,843 93 737 7
Oregon ................. 491 100 401 82 90 18 7,053 100 6,175 88 878 12
Pennsylvania ............ 914 100 770 84 143 16 14,456 100 13,754 95 703 5
Rhode Island ............ 50 100 38 76 ... ... 541 100 467 86 ... ...
South Carolina ........... 612 100 483 79 130 21 10,658 100 9,817 92 842 8
South Dakota ........... 135 100 89 66 45 34 1,697 100 1,406 83 291 17
Tennessee .............. 871 100 658 75 214 25 15,103 100 13,221 88 1,882 12
Texas .................. 1,860 100 1,711 92 150 8 27,074 100 25,628 95 1,446 5
Utah ................... 375 100 288 77 87 23 3,822 100 3,387 89 434 11
Vermont ................ 114 100 64 56 50 44 1,665 100 1,400 84 265 16
Virginia ................ 622 100 454 73 168 27 6,417 100 5,680 89 737 11
Washington ............. 538 100 481 90 *56 *10 7,524 100 7,076 94 *448 *6
West Virginia ........... 376 100 291 77 86 23 6,885 100 6,442 94 443 6
Wisconsin ............... 1,253 100 918 73 336 27 16,216 100 13,424 83 2,792 17
Wyoming ............... 203 100 96 47 107 53 1,691 100 1,245 74 446 26
* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29. ... Sample size too small to report data reliably.
Note: For the U.S. row, detail does not add to total because of multiple responses. U.S. totals include responses from participants residing in the District of Columbia, as
described in Appendix D.
108 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service