Over 43 percent of U.S. fishing participants surveyed in 2023 released the fish caught on their last outing. According to the same study, 87 percent of U.S. anglers had caught fish on their last trip.
Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2023, by uses of catch
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Take Me Fishing™. (July 7, 2024). Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2023, by uses of catch [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/316026/uses-of-fish-caught-by-fishing-participants-on-their-last-outing-us/
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Take Me Fishing™. (2024). Distribution of recreational fishing participants in the United States in 2023, by uses of catch. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/316026/uses-of-fish-caught-by-fishing-participants-on-their-last-outing-us/
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