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Angler Survey DRAFT
Angler Survey
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Survey Objectives
• Learn more about angler practices & preferences (locations, species, angling methods)
• Gauge angler satisfaction with current opportunities
• Survey angler opinion about potential changes in fishery management
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Survey Design
• Online survey distributed by e-mail
• Random sample of annual license holders in 6 counties
• Oct-Nov 2019 DRAFT
Survey Response
• 350 anglers responded
• 230 anglers completed entire survey, including 12 guides
• Older anglers responded at higher rate than younger anglers
• Survey margin of error = 8-10%DRAFT
Angling practices
Never 1-2 days per year
3-10 days per year
>10 days per year
from a boat (any floating device) 23% 21% 24% 32%
from the bank (including bridges and docks) 24% 30% 25% 21%
with a guide 73% 18% 4% 5%
with bait 22% 20% 30% 29%
with artificial flies and lures 15% 28% 31% 25%
with fly fishing gear only 64% 17% 8% 11%DRAFT
Angling Practices
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How would you generally rate your fishing experience in the following locations?
Very Poor Poor Fair Good Very Good Did not fish in this location
Lower Rogue River and Bay 9% 11% 22% 16% 7% 35%
Illinois River 3% 3% 7% 6% 0% 80%
Middle Rogue River 3% 11% 22% 17% 6% 40%
Applegate River 3% 5% 16% 7% 4% 66%
Upper Rogue River 5% 15% 17% 16% 11% 36%
Elk River 4% 5% 12% 7% 3% 69%
Chetco River 6% 6% 16% 7% 3% 63%
Hunter Creek, Euchre Creek, Pistol River, or Winchuck River 4% 3% 7% 4% 3% 79%
Angler experience
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How would you generally rate your fishing experience for the following species in the Rogue-South Coast area?
Very Poor Poor Fair Good Very Good
Did not fish for this species
Winter Steelhead 5% 15% 27% 16% 6% 31%
Summer Steelhead 3% 9% 30% 10% 4% 43%
'Half-Pounder’ Steelhead 4% 6% 18% 11% 6% 56%
Spring Chinook 10% 25% 15% 10% 1% 38%
Fall Chinook 6% 25% 17% 11% 4% 37%
Coho Salmon 7% 16% 7% 6% 2% 63%
Resident Cutthroat Trout 4% 6% 15% 9% 2% 64%
Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout 3% 7% 8% 3% 2% 77%
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Angler Opinion
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The opportunity to harvest wild winter steelhead should continue in the Rogue-South Coast area.
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StronglyDisagree
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The size of wild winter steelhead that an angler can retain should be limited to reduce harvest of older and
larger steelhead.
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StronglyDisagree
Disagree Neither Agreenor Disagree
Agree Strongly Agree
The winter steelhead season in the Applegate River should be extended to mid-April even if this would increase disturbance of spawning wild steelhead.
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StronglyDisagree
Disagree Neither Agreenor Disagree
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Seasonal barbless hook regulations should be implemented in Rogue Bay to protect wild coho salmon.
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StronglyDisagree
Disagree Neither Agreenor Disagree
Agree Strongly Agree
Angling opportunity for cutthroat trout should be increased by allowing fishing in some streams that are
currently closed to protect juvenile wild steelhead.
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StronglyDisagree
Disagree Neither Agreenor Disagree
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ODFW anti-snagging gear restriction rules (one single point hook) should be in place in the upper Rogue River
when spring Chinook salmon are present.
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StronglyDisagree
Disagree Neither Agreenor Disagree
Agree Strongly Agree
Some pools in the Rogue River where spring Chinook hold during the summer should be seasonally closed to
fishing to protect wild spring Chinook salmon (i.e. a specific reach of river).
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StronglyDisagree
Disagree Neither Agreenor Disagree
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Some locations in the Rogue River that consistently produce complaints about illegal fishing activity should
be closed to fishing (for example, Hays Falls/Nugget Falls, or the Hatchery Hole).
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StronglyDisagree
Disagree Neither Agreenor Disagree
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Rogue angling regulations should be simplified even if this reduces some fishing opportunities.
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Questions?
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