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(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcLake Champlain Sea Grant leadIce Fishing Avidity and SettingForest Ecosystem Monitoring CooperativeJuliannaWhitecontentProviderMarkMalchoffprincipalInvestigatorLake Champlain’s winter sports fishery is an important sector of the tourism industry in both New York and Vermont. Ice fishing remains a popular activity for Lake Champlain basin residents and visitors, but documentation about the fishery and how it has changed over the years is lacking. The Lake Champlain Sea Grant Program conducted this survey to learn more about fishing avidity, ice cover preferences, techniques, gear types, areas frequented, number of days fished, along with demographic information that would allow the characterization of this fishery and identification of potential trendsIce Fishing Avidity and SettingIce Fishing Avidity and SettingVMC.1646.3640mySQL/femc/data/archive/project/lakechamplainseagrant/dataset/ice-fishing-avidity-setting2020-02-132020-03-07LocationLocationNo description for this attributetextChimney PointKing BayBullwaga BayDeep BayKeeler BayMallets Bay“Cow Banks” / John Guilmette RampSandbar State ParkKelly BayDillenback BayInterviewDateInterview DateNo description for this attributedateD-M-YYInterviewerInterviewerNo description for this attributetextInterviewNumInterview NumberNo description for this attributeintKeyKeyNo description for this attributetextQ1_WhenBeganIceFishingWhen did you begin ice fishing on Lake Champlain?No description for this attributedateYYYYQ2_NumFishingTrips_CurrentYearHow many ice fishing trips have you made on Lake Champlain this year? No description for this attributeintmeterwholeQ3_AvgYrlyIceFishingTripsOn average how many ice fishing trips do you make to Lake Champlain each yearNo description for this attributeintmeterwholeQ4_AvgTripExpensesMy average trip expenditures (bait, food, gas, etc. but not permanent equipment) are:No description for this attributetextQ5_PrimaryReasonFishingI fish primarily for…No description for this attributetext