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Table 3. Freshwater Anglers and Days of Fishing by Type of Fish: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands. Excludes Great Lakes fishing)Type of fishAnglers Days of fishing Average daysNumber Percent Number Percentper anglerTotal, all types of fish ................................ 27,060 100 443,223 100 16Black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, etc.) ............... 10,626 39 171,279 39 16White bass, striped bass and striped bass hybrids .......... 4,374 16 60,998 14 14Panfish. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,263 27 96,925 22 13Crappie .......................................... 6,123 23 101,958 23 17Catfish and Bullheads ............................... 7,048 26 95,749 22 14Walleye .......................................... 2,493 9 38,361 9 15Sauger ........................................... 219 1 3,795 1 17Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids .......... 1,642 6 23,420 5 14Trout ............................................ 7,157 26 75,748 17 11Salmon .......................................... 1,160 4 12,402 3 11Steelhead ......................................... 594 2 8,585 2 14Anything 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,360 12 37,224 8 11Another type of freshwater fish ........................ 1,327 5 20,268 5 151Respondent fished for no specific species and identified “Anything” from a list of categories of fish.Note: Detail for participants does not add to total because of multiple responses.Table 4. Great Lakes Anglers and Days of Fishing by Type of Fish: 2011(Population 16 years old and older. Numbers in thousands)Type of fishAnglers Days of fishing Average daysNumber Percent Number Percentper anglerTotal, all types of fish .................................. 1,665 100 19,661 100 12Black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, etc.) ................. 559 34 4,830 25 9Walleye, Sauger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584 35 5,612 29 10Northern pike, pickerel, muskie, muskie hybrids ............ *224 *13 *2,271 *12 *10Perch .............................................. 497 30 5,805 30 12Salmon ............................................ 379 23 5,297 27 14Steelhead ........................................... *198 *12 *3,092 *16 *16Lake trout .......................................... *215 *13 *3,573 *18 *17Other trout .......................................... *97 *6 *700 *4 *7Anything 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *148 *9 *1,464 *7 *10Another type of Great Lakes fish ........................ *179 *11 *1,722 *9 *10* Estimate based on a sample size of 10–29.1Respondent fished for no specific species and identified “Anything” from a list of categories of fish.Note: Detail for participants does not add to total because of multiple responses.58 2011 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Census Bureau