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(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femcLake Champlain Sea Grant leadIce cover opinions of ice fishers 2020Forest 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 Ice Cover OpinionsIce cover opinions of ice fishers 2020VMC.1646.3643mySQL/femc/data/archive/project/lakechamplainseagrant/dataset/ice-fishing-ice-cover-opinions2020-02-13LocationLocationNo 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 attributetextQ6_DecreaseIceSinceFirstYrFishingAverage ice cover, thickness & duration on Lake Champlain has decreased since I started ice fishingAverage ice cover, thickness and duration on Lake Champlain has decreased since I started ice fishingtextQ7_ChangeIceSinceFirstYrFishing_InfluenceNumberTripsChanges in average ice cover, thickness and duration on Lake ChamplainChanges in average ice cover, thickness and duration on Lake Champlain have influenced my average annual number of trips since I started ice fishingtextQ8_ChangeIceSinceFirstYrFishing_InfluenceFishingAreaChanges in average ice cover, thickness and duration on Lake Champlain have influenced my choice Changes in average ice cover, thickness and duration on Lake Champlain have influenced my choice of fishing areas since I started ice fishingtextQ9_ChangeIceSinceFirstYrFishing_InfluenceSpeciesPreferenceChanges in average ice cover, thickness & duration on Lake Champlain have influenced my species prefChanges in average ice cover, thickness and duration on Lake Champlain have influenced my species preferences since I started ice fishingtextQ10_ChangeIceSinceFirstYrFishing_InfluenceFishingMethodChanges in average ice cover, thickness & duration on Lake Champlain have influenced fishing methodsChanges in average ice cover, thickness and duration on Lake Champlain have influenced my fishing methods (i.e. jigs vs. tip-ups) since I started ice fishingtext