Fly Fishing Statistics from the Outdoor Industry Foundation Survey

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These surveys are done every year for the non-motorized recreation industry.  Fly fishing is one of their tracking activities.  Here are some of the numbers...........   Number of Participants   18.2 million Number of Enthusiasts     2.9 million   Average number of outings   18 per year...up from the previous year   Age 16-24   29% for particpants       25% for enthusiasts Age 25-34   18%                             26% Age 35-44   14%                              9% Age 45+      39%                            40%   for particpants 65% male  35% female   for enthusiasts 75% male  25% female   for particpants 49% married 51% unmarried   For enthusiasts 44% married 56% unmarried   Household Income   less than 40        39% participants            30 % enthusiasts 40-80                  38%                             38% 80 plus               23%                             32%   Region   NE                     21% participants              34% enthusiasts SE                     30%                                17% NC                     20%                                22% West                  29%                               28%   Well this explains why Fly Fisherman keeps writing articles about the East.  Household income was lower than I expected...and it appears that the single life is leads to more fishing.  But I don't believe that I've seen one woman for every four guys fishing lakes.  So are they all back east??   Vladimir