Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femc705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of AmericaLake Champlain Sea Grant leadCharacterization of Lake Champlain’s Ice-based Winter Fishery: Current Status and Future TrendsLake 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 trendsCharacterization of Lake Champlain’s Ice-based Winter Fishery: Current Status and Future TrendsWhiteJuliannaMalchoffMarklake champlainfisheryIce Fishing Avidity and Setting2020-02-132020-03-07Ice Fishing Avidity and SettingZ1646_3640_HXNBTSVMC.1646.3640mySQLMalchoff, M. (2020) Ice Fishing Avidity and Setting. Lake Champlain Sea Grant. Available online at: /femc/data/archive/project/lakechamplainseagrant/dataset/ice-fishing-avidity-setting/femc/data/archive/project/lakechamplainseagrant/dataset/ice-fishing-avidity-settingLocationLocationtextChimney PointKing BayBullwaga BayDeep BayKeeler BayMallets Bay“Cow Banks” / John Guilmette RampSandbar State ParkKelly BayDillenback BayInterviewDateInterview DatedateD-M-YY-1InterviewerInterviewertextD-M-YY-1InterviewNumInterview NumberintD-M-YY-1KeyKeytextYYYY-1Q1_WhenBeganIceFishingWhen did you begin ice fishing on Lake Champlain?dateYYYYQ2_NumFishingTrips_CurrentYearHow many ice fishing trips have you made on Lake Champlain this year? int1YYYYwholeQ3_AvgYrlyIceFishingTripsOn average how many ice fishing trips do you make to Lake Champlain each yearint1YYYYwholeQ4_AvgTripExpensesMy average trip expenditures (bait, food, gas, etc. but not permanent equipment) are:text1YYYYwholeQ5_PrimaryReasonFishingI fish primarily for…text1YYYYwhole