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| Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Technical Report No. 95-3, 1997 |
Charter Boat Catch and Effort from the Michigan Waters |
| Gerald P. Rakoczy and Ronald F. Svoboda Michigan Department of Natural Resources Charlevoix Fisheries Station 97 Grant Street Charlevoix, Michigan 49720 |
 Abstract.-Legislation enacted in 1992 by the State of Michigan requires all charter boat operators to report sportfishing catch and effort to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The objective of the catch and activity reporting system is to obtain a continuous annual record of the number, type, and location of fish harvested by charter boat clients in Michigan.Ninety-seven percent of the 527 charter fishing operators complied with the law by returning their completed catch reporting forms in 1994. These operators reported making 14,713 charter fishing excursions during April through October. The total number of charter excursions decreased by 805 (-5%) in 1994 compared to 1993. Approximately 400,000 angler hours were spent fishing by some 65,600 charter clients. The distribution of charter fishing excursions was: 69% Lake Michigan, 15% Lake Huron, 11% Lake Erie, 3% Lake Superior, and 2% Lake St. Clair. Over 209,000 fish were reported harvested. The harvest was composed of about 91,000 yellow perch, 37,000 lake trout, 36,000 walleye, 15,000 rainbow trout, 15,000 chinook salmon, 7,900 coho salmon, and 4,000 brown trout. |
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Fisheries Technical Report No. 95-3  - Full Text Acrobat Reader File. |
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