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 Large Gear2020-02-13Ice fishing large gear preference survey resultsZ1646_3644_XFLGZGVMC.1646.3644mySQLMalchoff, M. (2020) Ice Fishing Large Gear. Lake Champlain Sea Grant. Available online at: /femc/data/archive/project/lakechamplainseagrant/dataset/ice-fishing-large-gear/femc/data/archive/project/lakechamplainseagrant/dataset/ice-fishing-large-gearLocationLocationtextChimney 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-1KeyKeytextD-M-YY-1Q13_GearMy gear includes the following...textD-M-YY-1Q14_Shelter_YesNoDo you own or use an ice fishing shelter?textD-M-YY-1Q15_ShelterTypeHow would you describe the shelter?textD-M-YY-1Q16_PortableShelter_YearsOwnedIf portable, how many years have you owned a portable shelter?intQ17_PortableShelterOwner_PreviouslyOwnedFixedIf portable, did you previously own/use a “fixed” shelter?textD-M-YY-1Q18_PortableShelterOwner_RankedPurchaseReasonsIf portable, rank the reasons for your purchase of the sheltertextD-M-YY-1Q19_PortableShelterOwner_ImportanceNumberTripsIf portable, how important is the shelter in regard to the number of ice fishing trips you taketextD-M-YY-1