Fishing From Boats

More than 16 million anglers spent approximately 246 million days on the water fishing from boats.  This number includes saltwater, Great Lakes and other freshwater and was compiled by the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. Since 1955 this survey has been done across the US and is considered the most comprehensive database of wildlife recreation.

The report is available at: http://library.fws.gov/Pubs/nat-survey2006-casting-beyond-the-bow-fishing-boats.pdf