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| Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Technical Report No. 97-5, 1997 |
Charter Boat Catch and Effort from the Michigan Waters |
| Gerald P. Rakoczy 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-two percent of the 510 charter fishing operators complied with the law by returning their completed catch reporting forms in 1995. These operators reported making 15,227 charter fishing excursions during April through October. The total number of charter excursions increased by 514 (+3%) in 1995 compared to 1994. Approximately 429,000 angler hours were spent fishing by some 72,100 charter clients. The distribution of charter fishing excursions was: 66% Lake Michigan, 17% Lake Huron, 12% Lake Erie, 3% Lake Superior, and 2% Lake St. Clair. Over 247,000 fish were reported harvested. The harvest was composed of about 123,000 yellow perch, 42,100 walleye, 39,200 lake trout, 21,200 chinook salmon, 10,500 rainbow trout, 7,100 coho salmon, and 3,200 brown trout. |
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Fisheries Technical Report No. 97-5  - Full Text Acrobat Reader File. |
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