Archives
ASA has gathered information from a variety of sources on topics of interest to the sportfishing industry and the general public. Information that would be of interest but is no longer being tracked is housed in this section.
Fishing License Sales
Archived data on fishing license sales trends by region of the country which serves as an indicator of overall fishing participation trends.
Rainfall Indices
Data comparing rainfall to a 3-year historical average which is an indicator if fishing participation and sales. Rainfall has been statistically shown to be the top indicator of fishing activity.
Tackle Sales Trends
Data on sales trends up to the most recent quarter for major tackle categories and all tackle sales combined, included comparisons to the previous year.
Top 10 States Ranked by Overall Economic Impact (2001)
2001 State
by State Economic Impacts—All Types of Fishing
2003 Estimated Economic Impacts by State
Estimates
of sportfishing’s economic impacts, by state, in 2003.
Average
Annual Expenditures Per Angler
Data on the average annual
amounts spent by freshwater, saltwater and Great Lakes anglers.
