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#06–248 September 18, 2006
Youth fishing survey finds angling gains popularity
 The
S.C. Department of Natural Resources recently received results of a survey
of youth participation in and attitudes toward fishing and aquatic resources
in South Carolina. The survey found a significant increase in overall
fishing participation since 2001, and that fathers are the most common
person to introduce youth to fishing.
Responsive Management, a natural resources survey research firm in
Harrisonburg, Va., developed the telephone survey questionnaire
cooperatively with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), partly
based on and compared with a previous survey conducted in 2001. The S.C.
Natural Resources Board, the policy-making body of DNR, will release the
entire survey results to the public after full review. The study entailed a
telephone survey of randomly sampled South Carolina youth, ages 8 to 18 in
May through June 2006.
Some results of the survey include:
 | A significant increase was noted in overall fishing participation in
2006 compared to 2001 findings. This included youth participation in
freshwater fishing participation and/or saltwater fishing in the 12-month
timeframe prior to the surveys.
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| A father is, by far, the most common person to introduce youth to
fishing, distantly followed by other male family members—grandfathers and
uncles.
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| When asked directly about parents’ participation in fishing, about
three-fourths of South Carolina youth say that their father fishes, while
about a third say that their mother fishes. Interestingly, males are more
likely than are females to say that their father fishes. In follow-up
questions, fathers are more avid than mothers in fishing, as fathers more
often fish a lot than do mothers.
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| Compared with 2001, there were significant increases in those saying
their grandfather or a family friend taught them to fish. There was a
decline in those saying their brother taught them to fish.
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| Most commonly, South Carolina youth with fishing experience say that
they fish for anything that bites. Bass, catfish, and bream (or sunfish)
are the most commonly fished species.
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| Fishing and biking are the most popular outdoor recreational
activities among South Carolina youth, followed by visiting a state or
national park, watching wild animals or birdwatching, motorboating,
hiking, and camping in a tent. |
Anglers in South Carolina spend almost $742 million to fish each year,
making the sport, with economic multipliers factored in, a billion dollar
business in the Palmetto State. Check the DNR page
http://www.dnr.state.sc.us/licensing.html for information on fishing
regulations, licenses and more.
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