Industry Reports & Trends

Recreational fishing is big business.

Regardless of what brings them to the water, our nation’s 52 million anglers are a formidable economic force in our nation’s economy.

  • Cover page titled "The Future of Sportfishing: Policy Recommendations from the Recreational Fishing Community" with sunset over water. Text below reads "2024-2028" with more details.

    The Future of Sportfishing: Policy Recommendations from the Recreational Fishing Community 2024-2028

    Policy Recommendations from the Recreational Fishing Community

  • Items Taxed to Support Wildlife & Sport Fish Restoration Funding in the United States

    In 2023, more than $1.3 billion was collected, distributed, and matched with federal funds from State agencies for fish and wildlife health research and management...

  • 2024 Special Report on Fishing

    Detailed information and trends on fishing participation by gender, age, ethnicity, income, education and geographic region.

  • 2024 Independent Fishing Tackle Retailer Report

    To better serve retailers and the trade, ASA conducted a survey of independent tackle retailers in March 2024 inquiring about their January-December 2023 business experience.

  • Quarterly Fishing Tackle Imports Report 2023 Q4

    This report presents fishing tackle imports by category for all countries that ship to the United States.

  • 2023 Special Report on Fishing

    Detailed information and trends on fishing participation by gender, age, ethnicity, income, education and geographic region.

  • Outdoor Recreation Satellite Account, U.S. and States, 2022

    New Statistics for 2022; 2017-2021 Updated

  • Quarterly Fishing Tackle Imports Report 2023 Q3

    This report presents fishing tackle imports by category for all countries that ship to the United States.

  • 2022 Retail Market Size Report

    The report presents annual estimates of U.S. national retail expenditures for fishing tackle products.

  • 2023 Independent Fishing Tackle Retailer Report

    To better serve retailers and the trade, ASA conducted a survey of independent tackle retailers in February 2023 inquiring about their January-December 2022 business experience.