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CCWMERCIAL FISHEIIIES REVIEW 



Vol. 13, No. 4 



Anglers' Fishing License Sales Drop But Revenue Increases 



In spite of a small decline 

 in the number of anglers' licenses 

 sold during the year ended June 30, 

 1950, fresh-water fishing contin- 

 ued to rank high on the list of 

 America's favorite outdoor sports, 

 the Director of the Fish and Wild- 

 life Seirvioe reported on March 18. 



Based on sales records sup- 

 plied by the States, the Service 

 has ccmpleted ccmptlations which 

 show that the total fishing li- 

 censes sold in the 1949-50 period 

 numbered 15,337,758. This repre- 

 sents a drop of 140,812 frcm the 

 all-time high figure of 15,478,570 

 recorded for the preceding year. 



The gross revenue derived 

 by the 48 States from these li- 

 cense sales, $34,018,009, broke 

 all previous records . The previ- 

 ous hi^ was $32,657,940 for the 

 fiscal year ended June 30^1949. 



In the number of licenses issued, Michigan again headed the list with 1,050,756. 

 California ranked second with 995,830, followed by Wisconsin with 970,792; Minne- 

 sota, 914,862; Ohio, 854,390; Illinois, 693,352; New York, 667,937; Pennsylvania, 

 641,552; Missouri, 594,692; Indiana, 579,288; ani Tennessee, 557,221. 



California exceeded all other States in revenue received with $3,033,755. Min- 

 nesota was in second place with $2,198,092, followed by Michigan with $2,008,307; 

 Washington, $1,914,823; New York, $1,787,061; Wisconsin, $1,754,593; Pennsylvania, 

 $1,343,290; Missouri, $1,293,808; Oregon, $1,165,066; and Ohio, $962,570. 



