VT Fish & Wildlife Conducting Angler Survey

Angler Survey By Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department

Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department angler surveyThe Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is conducting an angler survey for the open water season. Information collected in this survey helps to provide insights into fishing efforts, catch rates, species targeted, and biological information from fish harvested. The survey is already underway and continues through October 15.

The survey is covers both Vermont and New York waters of Lake Champlain’s main basin from the Champlain Bridge (Crown Point, NY – Addison, VT) north to Isle LaMotte, VT.

“We conducted similar angler surveys in this manner in the 1980’s and 1990’s as part of the Lake Champlain trout and salmon fishery restoration program assessments, in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Lake trout and landlocked Atlantic salmon are the major species sought in this area of the lake, but we are collecting data from anglers fishing for all species to get a complete picture of the fishery for comparison with results from the previous surveys.” ~ Brian Chipman, Vermont Fish & Wildlife fisheries biologist 

lcmapDepartment surveyors are conduct the survey by boat on weekends and holidays, as well as on randomly selected weekdays each week. Anglers are counted and asked to participate in a brief interview to obtain information about their fishing trip, including the amount of time they’ve been fishing, what they’re fishing for, what types of fish they’ve caught, and their state of residence. Survey clerks may also ask to examine and measure fish caught.

Participation in the angler survey is voluntary, and no personally identifiable information is recorded.

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