>>1165411http://asafishing.org/facts-figures/angler-participation/u-s-angler-polulation/If you guys want to read some interesting studies on the state of Fishing in the United States check these out.
>: Out of the pool of roughly 33 million people whofish each year1
, only four percent of the licensed anglers purchase a fishing license every year (10
out of 10 years). The largest proportion of anglers—49 percent—purchases a license only one out of
10 years.
The rest of the website is also pretty interesting.