Over 45 percent of U.S. fishing participants surveyed in 2022 reported to have released the fish caught on their last outing. According to the same study, eight out of ten
Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2022, by uses of catch
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Other statistics that may interest you Recreational fishing in the U.S.
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Average U.S. household spending on hunting and fishing equipment per year 2010-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of paid fishing license holders in the United States 2000-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of paid fishing license holders in the U.S. 2023, by state
- Basic Statistic Gross cost of fishing licenses in the U.S. 2000-2023
Participation
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Demographics
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- Premium Statistic Gender distribution of U.S. fishing participants 2022
- Premium Statistic Age distribution of U.S. fishing participants 2022
- Premium Statistic Income distribution of U.S. fishing participants 2022
- Premium Statistic Ethnic distribution of U.S. fishing participants 2022
- Premium Statistic Geographical distribution of U.S. fishing participants 2022
Participant behavior
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- Premium Statistic Most commonly used fishing location types in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Size of fishing trip groups in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Frequency of fishing participation in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Benefits of participating in fishing in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Most used sources for fishing information in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Success rate in recreational fishing in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Uses of fish caught by fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
Further related statistics
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- Most commonly used fishing location types in the U.S. 2022
- Annual outings of saltwater fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Annual outings of fly fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Annual outings of freshwater fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Trip-related spending on recreational fishing in the United States in 2016
- Number of recreational angler trips in the U.S. by state 2016
- Number of fishing licenses in the United States from 2000 to 2021
- Number of paid fishing license holders in the U.S. 2023, by state
- Number of new, returning and lost fishing participants in the U.S. from 2007 to 2013
- Use of mobile technologies by fishing participants in the U.S. in 2013
- Number of youth participants in fishing in the U.S. from 2006 to 2020
- Gender distribution of fly fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Age distribution of fly fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Number of young adult participants in fishing in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017
- Ethnic distribution of fly fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
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Statistics
- Most commonly used fishing location types in the U.S. 2022
- Annual outings of saltwater fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Annual outings of fly fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Annual outings of freshwater fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Trip-related spending on recreational fishing in the United States in 2016
- Number of recreational angler trips in the U.S. by state 2016
- Number of fishing licenses in the United States from 2000 to 2021
- Number of paid fishing license holders in the U.S. 2023, by state
- Number of new, returning and lost fishing participants in the U.S. from 2007 to 2013
- Use of mobile technologies by fishing participants in the U.S. in 2013
- Number of youth participants in fishing in the U.S. from 2006 to 2020
- Gender distribution of fly fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Age distribution of fly fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
- Number of young adult participants in fishing in the U.S. from 2006 to 2017
- Ethnic distribution of fly fishing participants in the U.S. 2022
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RBFF. (July 7, 2023). Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2022, by uses of catch [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/316026/uses-of-fish-caught-by-fishing-participants-on-their-last-outing-us/
RBFF. "Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2022, by uses of catch." Chart. July 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/316026/uses-of-fish-caught-by-fishing-participants-on-their-last-outing-us/
RBFF. (2023). Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2022, by uses of catch. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/316026/uses-of-fish-caught-by-fishing-participants-on-their-last-outing-us/
RBFF. "Distribution of Recreational Fishing Participants in The United States in 2022, by Uses of Catch." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/316026/uses-of-fish-caught-by-fishing-participants-on-their-last-outing-us/
RBFF, Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2022, by uses of catch Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/316026/uses-of-fish-caught-by-fishing-participants-on-their-last-outing-us/ (last visited April 20, 2024)
Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2022, by uses of catch [Graph], RBFF, July 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/316026/uses-of-fish-caught-by-fishing-participants-on-their-last-outing-us/