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(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcLake Champlain Sea Grant leadIce Fishing Bait Gear 2020 survey resultsForest 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 Bait GearIce Fishing Bait Gear 2020 survey resultsVMC.1646.3641mySQL/femc/data/archive/project/lakechamplainseagrant/dataset/ice-fishing-bait-gear2020-02-13LocationLocationNo description for this attributetextChimney PointKing BayBullwaga BayDeep BayKeeler BayMallets Bay“Cow Banks” / John Guilmette RampSandbar State ParkKelly BayDillenback BayInterviewDateInterview DateNo description for this attributedateM/D/YYYYInterviewerInterviewerNo description for this attributetextInterviewNumInterview NumberNo description for this attributeintKeyKeyNo description for this attributetextQ11_BaitSpeciesRegulation_ImpactFrequencyFishingTripsNY and VT bait regulations directly impact the number or frequency of my ice fishing trips each yearBoth NY and VT regulate bait species (i.e. “green list”), and transport (only certified bait may be transported overland). These regulations directly impact the number or frequency of my ice fishing trips each year on L. ChamplaintextQ12_GearPreferencesMy gear preferences are…Gear preferencestext