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2023
SPECIAL REPORT ON FISHING
54.5M 4.1M 11 [ MID-AMERICA BOATING ]
Americans First-time
went fishing participants
(2.1 M increase from 2021) JULY 2024
40%
36% were women
of all anglers
were female 14.2M new and returning anglers
22% 81% 75%
of U.S. households participated in other Fishing Participants
with kids fished outdoor activities chose to fish in groups
(vs 14% without kids) alongside fishing (2-5 people) versus alone
More than 1/2 of participants
cite being in nature
as a benefit of fishing
5.1M
12.7M 86% participants HISPANIC
of current fishing
Youth (ages 6–12) fished before participants
went fishing in 2022 the age of 12
(2.7% increase from 2021) fished in 2022
19.8M +45% over the past decade
and an all-time high
Women went
fishing in 2022 48%
Highest number of female participants
participants on record of female anglers would
like to fish more often
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© Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation's (RBFF) 2023 Special Report on Fishing
