Charter Boat Catch and Effort from the Michigan Waters of the Great Lakes, 1996

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1 Michigan DNR STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Number 98-1 May 31, 1998 Charter Boat Catch and Effort from the Michigan Waters of the Great Lakes, 1996 Gerald P. Rakoczy FISHERIES DIVISION TECHNICAL REPORT

2 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FISHERIES DIVISION Fisheries Technical Report 98-1 May 31, 1998 CHARTER BOAT CATCH AND EFFORT FROM THE MICHIGAN WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES, 1996 Gerald P. Rakoczy The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR), provides equal opportunities for employment and access to Michigan s natural resources. Both State and Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, age, sex, height, weight or marital status under the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, as amended, (1976 MI P.A. 453 and 1976 MI P.A. 220, Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act). If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity or facility, or if you desire additional information, please write the MDNR Office of Legal Services, P.O. Box 30028, Lansing, MI 48909; or the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, State of Michigan, Plaza Building, th Ave., Detroit, MI or the Office of Human Resources, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office for Diversity and Civil Rights Programs, 4040 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA For information or assistance on this publication, contact the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Division, Box 30446, Lansing, MI 48909, or call This publication is available in alternative formats. Michigan DNR Printed under authority of Michigan Department of Natural Resources Total number of copies printed 200 Total cost $ Cost copy $2.79

3 Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Technical Report No. 98-1, 1998 Charter Boat Catch and Effort from the Michigan Waters of the Great Lakes, 1996 Gerald P. Rakoczy Michigan Department of Natural Resources Charlevoix Fisheries Station 96 Grant Street Charlevoix, Michigan Abstract. Legislation enacted in 1992 by the State of Michigan requires all charter boat oators 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 cent of the 491 charter fishing oators complied with the law by returning their completed catch reporting forms in These oators reported making 15,642 charter fishing excursions during April through October. The total number of charter excursions increased by 115 (+1%) in 1996 compared to Approximately 438,000 angler hours were spent fishing by some 73,500 charter clients. The distribution of charter fishing excursions was: 66% Lake Michigan, 17% Lake Huron, 11% Lake Erie, 3% Lake Suior, and 3% Lake St. Clair. Over 240,000 fish were reported harvested. The harvest was composed of about 89,500 yellow ch, 43,300 walleye, 33,800, 33,500 lake, 20,900 rainbow, 9,400 coho salmon, and 3,900 brown. In general, catch rates of important species taken in the charter fishery during correlated significantly (P<0.05) with catch rates estimated independently from Michigan s Great Lakes creel survey during the same time iod. Michigan's charter boat industry increased from 250 oations in 1979 to nearly 900 in Since the late 1980s, the number of charter boats used for sport fishing excursions on Michigan's Great Lakes waters has declined to 491. The charter fishing industry provides Michigan s economy with significant economic benefits each year. For example, 239,000 clients spent an estimated $21 million in addition to charter fees in 1985, and the total statewide investment by charter boat firms in the same year was estimated to exceed $30 million (Mahoney et al. 1986). The Michigan Legislature in 1992 passed Act 115, Public Acts of This legislation re-authorized and strengthened the law, first enacted during 1989 (Act 22, Public Acts of 1989), which required the reporting of sport catch and effort by the charter fishing industry. The legislation was supported by both Michigan Charter Boat Association (MCBA), an industry representative, and Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). Among other 1

4 provisions, the law provides more stringent penalties for charter fishing oators who are delinquent by more than 60 days with their catch reports. Also, the law requires that all oators maintain on board an up to date daily log of their catch and fishing activity. The objective of the catch reporting system is to obtain a continuous annual record of fishing effort and the number, type, and location of fish harvested by charter boat anglers in Michigan. These data will aid MDNR's Great Lakes fishery management efforts by providing valuable trend information about charter harvest and catch rates, which reflect the status of fish stocks important to the industry. The data will also allow MCBA to monitor the health and welfare of its industry. Methods The Michigan Charter Boat Daily Catch Report form (PR8206) was developed in 1989 by a committee made up of two members each from MDNR and MCBA (Figure 1). Forms and grid maps of the Great Lakes were mailed to 491 known charter oators during March Charter oators were identified from previous years' lists of reporting oators and from Sport Trolling Licenses purchased from Law Enforcement Division. Charter oators who used their vessels for fishing were informed that they were required by law to complete the form each time they fished. A form was to be mailed by the tenth of each month following the month of fishing to MDNR's Charlevoix Fisheries Station. The data form requires the following information: an assigned identification number for each charter boat, lake, date fished, port, grid, hours fished, number of resident and nonresident anglers, catch (number) of major species, and number of sea lamprey seen attached to or lake. Space was also provided on the form for comments or observations. Completed data forms returned to Charlevoix Fisheries Station were logged, coded by port fished, and entered on computer. Incomplete forms were logged then returned to the charter oator with a letter stating why the report was returned. Each month (June through October), postcard notices were sent to charter oators who had not filed a report for the previous month. Two notices were sent each month, the first after an oator was delinquent for 10 days, and the second after 30 days. In November 1996, oators who had not filed reports for one or more months during the iod May through September were sent letters via certified mail. These letters informed the oator that this would be the last notice he or she would receive. If the recipient did not respond in writing within 14 days of receipt of this notice, his or her name was submitted to MDNR's Law Enforcement Division recommending non-issuance of an inspection certificate for the 1997 season. Three measures of fishing effort were summarized: angler hours, angler trips, and charter excursions. Angler hours were based upon total hours fished (dock to dock) by each angler. An angler trip was one completed fishing outing by one individual. A charter excursion was one completed boat trip. For example, if a charter oator took four anglers fishing for 6 hours, total fishing effort would be 24 angler hours, 4 angler trips, and 1 charter excursion. Tables summarizing catch and effort for selected ports around the Great Lakes are contained in the appendices. Data regarding number of sea lamprey observed by charter oators were collected at request of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) Sea Lamprey Control Station at Marquette, Michigan. These data will be used by USFWS as an index of sea lamprey abundance. Compliance Results During the 1996 fishing season, an average of 67% of all charter boat oators complied with the law by submitting their catch reports by the due date, while 82% submitted reports within 30 days of the due date. ly rate of compliance in 1996 was slightly (3%) less as 2

5 compared to By the end of the 1996 season, 92% of all charter oators had complied with the law. Final compliance rate for 1996 was the same as 1995 (Rakoczy and Svoboda 1997). Catch and effort Charter oators submitted reports on 15,642 charter excursions during April through October, 1996 on lakes Michigan, Huron, Erie, Suior and St. Clair (Tables 1 through 5). The total number of charter excursions in 1996 increased by 115 (+1%) compared to 1995 (Rakoczy and Svoboda 1997). Increases in the number of charter excursions in 1996 as compared to 1995 occurred on lakes Michigan (+3%) and St. Clair (+21%). The number of charter excursions which took place on lakes Huron, Erie, and Suior during 1996 were virtually unchanged as compared to The distribution of charter fishing effort (excursions) by lake was: 66% Lake Michigan, 17% Lake Huron, 11% Lake Erie, 3% Lake Suior, and 3% Lake St. Clair. The distribution of charter fishing effort by lake in 1996 was very similar to previous years. A total of 437,856 hours were spent fishing by 73,526 charter anglers in Michigan's waters and tributaries of the Great Lakes (Tables 1 through 5). The total number of charter anglers in 1996 increased by 1,384 (+2%) compared to All lakes, except Lake Michigan, had slightly more charter anglers during 1996 than during Thirty cent of all charter clients were not residents of Michigan. Lake Suior charter oators had the greatest centage of nonresident clients (55%; Table 4), while Lake St. Clair charter captains had the lowest centage (2%; Table 5). A total of 241,000 fish were reported harvested in all lakes. Lake Michigan accounted for 51% of all fish harvested, while lakes Erie and Huron accounted for 32% and 7%, respectively, of the total harvest. The most numerous species in the harvest was yellow ch (89,500) which accounted for 37% of the total harvest. Numbers of other species harvested were: 43,300 walleye (18%), 33,800 (14%), 33,500 lake (14%), 20,900 rainbow (9%), 9,400 coho salmon (4%), and 3,900 brown (2%). The "other" species category was approximately 2% of the total reported catch. Since other species are not identified on the catch reporting form, the actual composition of this category is unknown. In general, the numbers of salmonines harvested from Michigan s Great Lakes waters increased during 1996 compared to The harvest of (+59%), rainbow (+99%), coho salmon (+33%), and brown (+22%) all increased as compared to the previous year. The only species of the salmonine complex that showed a decline in harvest during 1996 compared to 1995 was lake (-15%). Lake Michigan was responsible for most of the increase in the salmonine harvest. The harvest of coho salmon (+2,100 or +31%), (+12,400 or +83%), and rainbow (+10,200 or +112%) on Lake Michigan increased dramatically during 1996 compared to Lake Michigan s lake harvest declined by over 8,000 fish (-26%) in 1996 compared to Lake Huron anglers catch of and rainbow increased slightly as compared to 1995, while their harvest of lake (+46%) increased and brown (-57%) decreased. The number of walleye (+3%) harvested increased slightly compared to 1996, while the yellow ch (-27%) harvest declined. Most of the declined in the harvest of yellow ch was due to Lake Michigan where the numbers of yellow ch decreased by 51,000 fish (-56%) compared to The Lake Erie yellow ch harvest however, increased by 56% compared to the previous year. The numbers of walleye harvested on lakes Erie and Huron were virtually unchanged during 1996 compared to Catch rates (fish 100 angler hours) by Lake Michigan charter anglers in 1996 as compared to 1995 increased for coho salmon (+32%), (+80%), rainbow (+110%) and brown (+57%) (Table 6). Lake was the only salmonine on Lake Michigan for which catch rates declined (-26%) was the second consecutive season for which rates for increased on Lake Michigan. On Lake Huron, catch rates 3

6 were virtually unchanged for and rainbow compared to the previous year. Catch rates for brown during 1996 declined by 58% while rates for lake increased by 42% as compared to Catch rates for lake have been trending upward since 1994 on Lake Huron. Lake are the most important salmonine in the charter catch from Lake Suior and catch rates for lake have been virtually unchanged during the past seven seasons. Walleye play an important role in charter fisheries on Lakes Erie, Huron, and St. Clair. Catch rates for walleye by charter clients were virtually unchanged on lakes Huron and Erie during 1996 as compared to 1995 (Table 7). Catch rates for walleye on Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River system declined by 21% during 1996 compared to the previous year. Most (82%) charter excursions which took place on Michigan s Great Lakes waters during 1996 were aimed at the various species of salmonines. The total catch charter excursion for all five species of salmonines combined increased during 1996 compared to 1995 at the Lake Michigan ports of St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, Grand Haven, Ludington, Manistee, Frankfort/Elberta and Leland (Table 8). The 1996 Lake Michigan salmonine fishery was well above the 6 year average ( ) at all of these ports. Catch rates for salmonines increased at three of five Lake Huron ports during 1996 compared to A comparison of catch rates at these five Lake Huron ports (Rogers City, Alpena, Oscoda, Grindstone City and Harbor Beach) with the average indicates that the 1996 fishery for salmonines on Lake Huron was one of the best on record. On Lake Suior, salmonine catch rates increased at Marquette, Ontonagon and Black River Harbor during 1996 compared to the previous year. Salmonine catch rates on Lake Suior were also well above the average during As has been the case in previous years ( ), numbers of sea lamprey attached to and lake were much higher on Lake Huron than the other Great Lakes (Table 9). Numbers of sea lamprey attached 100 lake harvested from Lake Huron in 1996 was 1.9, as compared to 0.7 for Lake Michigan and 1.0 for Lake Suior. Charter captains also reported 3.9 lamprey 100 harvested on Lake Huron during 1996 as compared to 0.1 for Lake Michigan and zero for Lake Suior. Multi-year analysis and review One of the most important applications of the charter boat catch and effort data are the valuable trend information that it provides on the salmonine fisheries on lakes Michigan, Huron and Suior as well as for the yellow ch and walleye fisheries on lakes Huron, St. Clair and Erie. For example, the chinook catch rate data series shows the improvement in the chinook fisheries on Lake Huron since 1993 and on Lake Michigan since 1995 (Table 6). Also, the trendless lake catch rate data for Lake Suior indicates the continued health of that fishery. In general, yellow ch catch rates have been trending upward on lakes St. Clair and Erie, while the walleye fishery on Lake Huron has declined (Table 7). From time to time the question regarding the veracity of the charter boat catch data has arisen from within the MDNR, MCBA and from individual charter oators themselves. The project biologist has always tried to insure that the data are being recorded by charter oators as soon as possible after the charter excursion has been completed. Charter oators have always been sent postcard notices 10 days and 30 days after their monthly reports were delinquent. Also, at the end of each season oators who were delinquent with their reports for two or more months were sent letters via certified mail. These reminders have proven very useful. The final compliance rate during ranged from 92-98% and averaged 97% year. Also, two very important changes were made to the program since First, during 1992, the charter boat catch reporting law was reauthorized and strengthened. Most importantly the 1992 law required that charter oators have a record of their catch and effort on board their boats at all times. Second, the charter catch report form was redesigned for the 1996 season and provided a carbon copy for the charter oators records. 4

7 Providing for timely reporting is important; however, providing for accuracy is another matter. It is difficult to insure that all charter oators are reporting in an honest manner. One way to test the accuracy of the charter data is to compare it to Michigan s Great Lakes creel survey data which has been collected during Catch rates for major species at high use (based on angler hours) ports on the Great Lakes should show the same seasonal trends in both data sets. Correlation analysis of mean seasonal catch rates from the creel survey and from the charter reporting program indicates that correlation was good (P<0.05) for chinook salmon and rainbow at most ports (Table 10.). In general, correlation of lake catch rates from the two fisheries were lower at most ports than that calculated for or rainbow Yellow ch catch rates correlated significantly on Lake Erie at Monroe, while walleye did not. Several important differences between the charter and non-charter walleye fishery on Lake Erie could explain the lower correlation of walleye catch rates. First, many charter fisherman do not oate on Lake Erie during the entire angling season. These oators fish only during May and June, which historically have been the best months for walleye, and then move to Lake Michigan or Lake Huron ports to fish for salmonines during July through September. Second, many Lake Erie charter oators dock in the Michigan waters of Lake Erie, but fish in the Ohio waters of the lake. The Ohio catch and effort is not reported to Michigan. In general, this multiyear analysis support the assumption that the charter data are accurate. Acknowledgments The author wishes to thank the Michigan Charter Boat Association for their support throughout the season. Evelyn Davis entered the data on computer and Ronald Svoboda assisted with administration of the catch reporting program prior to his retirement. 5

8 Figure 1. Michigan charter boat catch report form. 6

9 Table 1. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for Lake Michigan charter boats, Total catch hour Coho salmon ,205 1,509 1,023 2,962 1, ,843 Chinook salmon ,566 3,327 6,095 10,598 4, ,395 Rainbow ,304 5,763 2,919 2,822 2, ,301 Brown ,420 Lake ,993 4,943 7,843 7, ,827 Yellow ch ,902 8,169 5,780 7,133 8, ,087 Walleye ,018 Other chinook salmon Angler hours 16,253 37,335 52,763 69,965 94,504 30,930 4, ,043 Angler trips 2,863 6,285 8,689 11,619 15,558 5, ,787 Resident 1,739 3,918 5,269 7,418 10,126 3, ,353 Nonresident 1,124 2,367 3,420 4,201 5,432 1, ,434 Charter excursions 361 1,143 1,694 2,393 3,347 1, ,344 7

10 Table 2. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for Lake Huron charter boats, hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon ,017 2,980 1, ,376 Rainbow ,493 Brown Lake ,489 2, ,113 Yellow ch ,514 Walleye , ,863 Other Angler hours 361 5,196 7,517 14,159 21,248 5, ,194 Angler trips ,327 2,535 3, ,608 Resident ,189 2,174 3, ,346 Nonresident ,262 Charter excursions ,592 8

11 Table 3. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for Lake Erie charter boats, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch ,852 14,228 5,956 37,337 Walleye ,524 20,118 12,321 1, ,149 Other ,315 chinook salmon Angler hours 605 6,708 20,743 11,785 4,422 2, ,620 Angler trips 107 1,199 3,872 2, ,883 Resident ,439 2, ,841 Nonresident ,042 Charter excursions ,775 9

12 Table 4. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for Lake Suior charter boats, hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake ,050 2,109 1, ,540 Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours ,028 7,060 6,837 1, ,438 Angler trips ,560 Resident ,160 Nonresident ,400 Charter excursions

13 Table 5. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats on Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair River, hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch ,516 2,112 2, ,424 10,595 Walleye ,300 Other , , ,837 Angler hours ,592 3,134 2,645 1, ,561 Angler trips ,688 Resident ,654 Nonresident Charter excursions

14 Table 6. Catch rates (fish 100 angler hours) by charter anglers for salmonines on Lakes Michigan, Huron and Suior during Michigan Huron Suior Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown <0.1 <0.1 Lake Table 7. Catch rates (fish 100 angler hours) by charter anglers for yellow ch and walleye on Lakes Huron, St. Clair and Erie during Huron St. Clair Erie Yellow ch Walleye

15 Table 8. Total and mean ( ) catch excursion for all salmonines combined by charter anglers at various ports on lakes Michigan, Huron and Suior Port Mean Lake Michigan St. Joseph/Benton Harbor Grand Haven Ludington Manistee Frankfort/Elberta Leland Lake Huron Rogers City Alpena Oscoda Grindstone City Harbor Beach Lake Suior Marquette Ontonagon Black River Harbor

16 Table 9. Sea lamprey incidence (lamprey 100 fish) for and lake harvested by the charter fishery in the Michigan waters of the Great Lakes, Chinook salmon Lake Location Lake Michigan Lake Huron Lake Suior Table 10. Correlation coefficients (r) of charter and creel survey catch rates for various species at selected ports on the Great Lakes, P<0.05 determined significance. Chinook salmon Rainbow Lake Walleye Yellow ch Port and lake r Prob. r Prob. r Prob r Prob. r Prob. St. Joseph, Lake Michigan < Grand Haven, Lake Michigan < <0.01 Ludington, Lake Michigan 0.97 < < Manistee, Lake Michigan < Oscoda, Lake Huron 0.99 < < Monroe, Lake Erie

17 References Mahoney, E. M., M. Brunke, and C. Pistis Michigan charter fishing study. Michigan State University, Department of Parks and Recreation Resources, East Lansing. Rakoczy, G. P., and R. F. Svoboda Charter boat catch and effort from the Michigan waters of the Great Lakes, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Technical Report 97-5, Ann Arbor. Report approved by Richard D. Clark, Jr. James S. Diana, Editor Alan D. Sutton, Graphics Barbara A. Diana, Word Processor Kathryn L. Champagne, DTP 15

18 Appendix 1. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Michigan City, Indiana, Lake Michigan (catch from Michigan waters only), Total catch hour Coho salmon ,241 Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake ,123 Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours 48 2,519 4,648 3,248 4, ,813 Angler trips ,234 Resident Nonresident ,123 Charter excursions

19 Appendix 2. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at New Buffalo Lake Michigan, hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours ,087 Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

20 Appendix 3. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at St. Joseph/Benton Harbor, Lake Michigan, Total catch hour Coho salmon ,213 Chinook salmon ,655 Rainbow , ,567 Brown Lake ,319 Yellow ch , ,327 Walleye Other Angler hours 2,336 10,210 7,135 5,763 7,837 3, ,644 Angler trips 351 1,389 1, , ,213 Resident ,631 Nonresident ,582 Charter excursions ,098 18

21 Appendix 4. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats on the St. Joseph River, hour excursion Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Season Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow ,360 Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours 413 1,017 2,953 2, ,118 2,809 3,954 2,033 18,796 Angler trips ,515 Resident Nonresident ,753 Charter excursions

22 Appendix 5. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at South Haven, Lake Michigan, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch ,902 8,134 5,639 5,203 6, ,410 Walleye Other Angler hours 8,785 9,140 8,693 8,645 10,264 1, ,542 Angler trips 1,776 1,798 1,721 1,719 2, ,263 Resident 1,136 1, , ,466 Nonresident ,797 Charter excursions

23 Appendix 6. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Saugatuck, Lake Michigan, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon , ,039 Rainbow ,844 Brown Lake ,198 Yellow ch ,175 Walleye Other Angler hours 912 3,091 3,676 4,038 5,607 1, ,721 Angler trips ,730 Resident ,825 Nonresident Charter excursions

24 Appendix 7. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Holland, Lake Michigan, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours , ,891 Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

25 Appendix 8. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Grand Haven, Lake Michigan, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon , ,239 1, ,891 Rainbow Brown Lake ,316 Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours 77 5,391 6,644 7,710 11,313 4, ,045 Angler trips ,117 1,328 1, ,201 Resident ,080 1, ,133 Nonresident ,068 Charter excursions ,441 23

26 Appendix 9. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Muskegon, Lake Michigan, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours , ,333 Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

27 Appendix 10. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Whitehall/Montague, Lake Michigan, hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours ,812 Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

28 Appendix 11. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Pentwater, Lake Michigan, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours ,524 2, ,361 Angler trips ,173 Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

29 Appendix 12. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Ludington, Lake Michigan, Total catch hour Coho salmon ,397 Chinook salmon ,215 2, ,041 Rainbow , , ,102 Brown Lake ,296 Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours 458 1,233 4,435 8,984 16,029 5, ,716 Angler trips ,270 2, ,248 Resident , ,038 Nonresident ,210 Charter excursions ,241 27

30 Appendix 13. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Manistee, Lake Michigan, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon , ,517 Rainbow , ,477 Brown Lake ,386 Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours 1,001 1,005 4,647 5,540 7,659 1, ,091 Angler trips , ,124 Resident ,671 Nonresident Charter excursions

31 Appendix 14. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Onekama, Lake Michigan, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours ,884 1, ,910 Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

32 Appendix 15. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Frankfort/Elberta, Lake Michigan, Total catch hour Coho salmon ,739 Chinook salmon , ,880 Rainbow Brown Lake ,819 1, ,984 Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours ,678 6,671 10,795 3, ,058 Angler trips ,067 1, ,083 Resident , ,390 Nonresident Charter excursions

33 Appendix 16. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Leland, Lake Michigan, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon ,142 Rainbow Brown Lake ,630 1, ,162 Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours ,406 5,952 4, ,046 Angler trips , ,834 Resident ,126 Nonresident Charter excursions

34 Appendix 17. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats on the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay (Grids 715, 815, and 915), Lake Michigan, hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours , ,005 Angler trips ,000 Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

35 Appendix 18. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats on the East Arm of Grand Traverse Bay (Grids 716, 816, and 916), Lake Michigan, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours ,145 1,476 1, ,054 Angler trips ,301 Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

36 Appendix 19. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Charlevoix, Lake Michigan, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake ,683 Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours ,159 2, ,826 Angler trips ,448 Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

37 Appendix 20. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Harbor Springs/Petoskey, Lake Michigan, hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

38 Appendix 21. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Rogers City, Lake Huron, hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours , ,249 Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

39 Appendix 22. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Rockport, Lake Huron, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours , ,481 Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

40 Appendix 23. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Alpena, Lake Huron, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours ,171 1, ,281 Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

41 Appendix 24. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Harrisville, Lake Huron, hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours , ,849 Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

42 Appendix 25. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Oscoda, Lake Huron, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon ,540 Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours ,346 2,305 4,261 1, ,806 Angler trips ,604 Resident ,401 Nonresident Charter excursions

43 Appendix 26. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats on Saginaw Bay (Port Austin to Tawas), Lake Huron, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch ,513 Walleye ,756 Other Angler hours ,198 4,487 4, ,874 Angler trips ,943 Resident ,810 Nonresident Charter excursions

44 Appendix 27. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Grindstone City, Lake Huron, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon ,133 Rainbow Brown Lake ,251 Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours 0 1,745 2,489 2,437 2, ,830 Angler trips ,696 Resident ,553 Nonresident Charter excursions

45 Appendix 28. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Harbor Beach, Lake Huron, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours , ,747 Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

46 Appendix 29. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Port Sanilac, Lake Huron, hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours ,394 Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

47 Appendix 30. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Lexington, Lake Huron, hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours ,431 Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

48 Appendix 31. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Black River Harbor, Lake Suior, Total catch hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours , ,856 Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

49 Appendix 32. hour, catch excursion, number caught, and fishing effort (angler hours, trips, and charter excursions) for charter boats at Ontonagon, Lake Suior, hour Coho salmon Chinook salmon Rainbow Brown Lake Yellow ch Walleye Other Angler hours ,647 Angler trips Resident Nonresident Charter excursions

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