2000 Survey of Recreational Fishing in Canada

Additional Questions by Jurisdiction - Ontario

If you fished through the ice in 2000, did you own an ice-hut?
Response	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
No response	-	60	131	191
Yes	42,479	498	2,648	45,625
No	141,358	2,669	9,015	153,042

If you fished through the ice in 2000, did you rent an ice-hut in 2000?
Response	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
No response	4,254	-	498	4,752
Yes	32,241	428	3,112	35,781
No	147,341	2,798	8,184	158,323

If you fished through the ice in 2000, did you only fish when you could use an ice-hut?
Response	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
No response	779	60	-	839
Yes	34,639	1,389	3,064	39,092
No	148,419	1,778	8,730	158,927

Excluding any time spent ice-fishing, what percentage of time did you spend fishing:
Option	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
From shore	36.6	19	8.7	25.2
From a boat	63.4	81	91.3	74.8

On average, how many hours per day did you fish for recreation in Ontario in 2000?
Option	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
Average hours	4.2	5.2	6.9	5.3

Species preferences identified by anglers who fished in Ontario in 2000 (weighted: 3 for 1st, 2 for 2nd, 1 for 3rd)
Species	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
Walleye	1,181,220	86,129	1,137,528	2,404,881
Northern pike	428,304	32,227	581,530	1,042,056
Bass-general	539,036	11,205	149,338	699,579
Bass-smallmouth	333,165	16,702	336,990	686,857
Perch	281,988	11,729	194,056	487,773
Bass-largemouth	280,293	3,720	127,059	411,072
Lake trout	167,213	12,645	99,752	279,611
Trout-general	190,149	4,709	53,393	248,251
Maskinonge	71,867	5,412	109,587	186,863
Rainbow trout	153,177	9,145	11,589	173,910
Panfish	33,890	1,139	96,064	131,092
Brook trout	94,572	3,851	28,527	126,951
Salmon-general	92,968	2,847	22,775	118,586
Sunfish	21,901	823	31,642	54,366
Chinook salmon	30,364	2,316	16,183	48,861
Catfish	29,547	944	12,015	42,506
Bluegill	1,671	-	36,721	38,392
Brown trout	21,476	1,913	6,012	29,405
Rock bass	20,879	698	6,128	27,700
Other species	96,243	5,456	38,657	140,367

If so, which species?
Species of interest	Yes	No	No response
Perch	374,799	25,032	33,322
Rock bass	218,166	100,141	114,846
Crappie	260,902	75,861	96,390
Catfish	208,070	103,364	121,719
Sunfish	173,367	124,430	135,356
Other panfish	208,572	85,259	139,322

Ontario Family Fishing Weekend (OFFW) (Residents only)
Response	Yes	No	No response	Total
Participated in 2000?	49,385	760,905	4,598	814,888
If no, were you aware of OFFW?	269,049	446,770	45,086	760,905
Prior to 2000, did you participate at least once in the OFFW?	79,656	729,001	6,231	814,888

Did you "Take a kid" (youth under 18) fishing in Ontario in 2000?
Response	Yes	No	No response	Total
Did you take a kid fishing in Ontario in 2000	407,224	398,046	9,617	814,887
	27,027	372,845	7,554	407,426
Did you participate in the Tackle Share Program?	3,671	387,123	16,632	407,426

Did angler participate in a competitive event in Ontario in 2000?
Response	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
No response	24,473	198	5,200	29,871
Yes	59,077	1,830	11,276	72,183
No	731,337	39,101	549,293	1,319,731
Total	814,887	41,129	565,769	1,421,785

Did you fish for recreation outside Ontario in 2000? (non-residents only)
Response	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
No response	1,018	27,968	28,986
Yes	23,542	357,581	381,123
No	16,570	180,220	196,790
Total	41,130	565,769	606,899

How many years have you fished for recreation in Ontario?
Years	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
Sum	21,032,490	520,799	7,630,449	29,183,737
Average	21.6	11.8	13.3	18.3

How much time did you give to volunteer work in support of Ontario's recreational fishery in 2000?
Angler Group	Days	Average	Anglers
Resident	313,982	13.9	22,640

Did you purchase an Ontario hunting licence in 2000?
Response	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
No response	9,289	852	8,897	19,038
Yes	374,312	4,662	59,808	438,782
No	596,175	38,616	506,959	1,141,750
Total	979,776	44,130	575,664	1,599,570

Did you have access to a computer with Internet capabilities in 2000?
Response	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
No response	7,742	377	4,247	12,366
Yes	652,154	30,765	426,046	1,108,965
No	319,880	12,988	145,370	478,238
Total	979,776	44,130	575,663	1,599,569

Would you consider buying a fishing licence via the internet?
Response	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
No response	15,244	657	8,956	24,857
Yes	491,600	21,112	314,447	827,159
No	472,933	22,361	252,261	747,555
Total	979,777	44,130	575,664	1,599,571

Would you still have fished in Ontario had your out of pocket costs per day been higher?
Response	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
No response	43,420	-	-	43,420
Yes	553,411	25,976	368,746	948,133
No	218,057	15,153	197,023	430,233
Total	814,888	41,129	565,769	1,421,786

What is the average amount angler is willing to pay?
Option	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
Anglers willing to pay more
Number	553,411	25,976	368,746	948,133
Total additional amount	267,387,779	5,784,165	102,589,178	375,761,121
Average / day	28.44	28.27	37.79	30.49
Average / year	483.16	222.67	278.21	396.32
Based on all anglers
Number	814,887	41,130	565,769	1,421,786
Average / day	20.01	16.43	24.61	21.01
Average / year	328.13	140.63	181.33	264.29

How often did you use the following sources of information when selecting where to fish? (average rating: 1 - did not use; 2 - sometimes; 3 - often)
Source	Resident	Nonresident Canadian	Nonresident Non-Canadian	Total
Internet	1.2	1.2	1.4	1.3
Newspapers	1.3	1.2	1.3	1.3
Tackle shops	1.5	1.4	1.2	1.4
Sports shows	1.2	1.1	1.4	1.3
Travel agents	1	1	1.1	1
Clubs/Associations	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
Friends/Family	2.5	2.5	2.4	2.5
Radio/TV	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
TV Fishing shows	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
Licence issuer	1.1	1.2	1.2	1.2
MNR office	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
Annual guide	1.2	1	1	1.1
Other	1.1	1.2	1.1	1.1