NORTH AND WEST BAYS 
DAILY AVERAGE 
ST. ANDREW BAY 
DAILY AVERAGE 
EAST BAY 
COASTAL WATERS [] 
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Figure 5.—Estimated average daily instantaneous numbers of charter boats used in recrea- 
tional finfish fishing by areas, weekdays (W), and weekend-days (E) each month in 1973. 
The areal distribution of, and estimated recreational 
finfish fishing effort on, private and charter boats by 
months, weekdays, and weekend-days are shown in 
Figures 4 and 5. All methods of fishing for food, sport, 
and bait finfish are included in the estimates. The daily 
and monthly variations in distribution and numbers of 
private boats were similar to those of finfish fishermen 
(Fig. 2) for the reasons previously described. In contrast 
to private boats, charter boats were infrequently seen in 
North, West, or East Bays. While fishermen occasionally 
charter a boat to fish in those areas, the relatively small 
number of fishermen and persons counted on those boats 
suggested that most were used privately by the owner for 
recreational fishing. Seasonal irregularities in the estimat- 
ed numbers of charter boats in St. Andrew Bay and adja- 
cent coastal waters were largely due to changes in avail- 
’ ability and movement of game fishes and to sea conditions. 
The percentage distribution of recreational finfish 
fishing effort by method of fishing, area, and platform is 
shown in Table 4. The percentages were computed from 
the sum of all daily estimates of recreational finfish 
fishermen and persons snorkeling and scuba diving. Of 
the various methods of finfish fishing, still, cast, and troll 
fishing with a rod and reel was by far the most popular, 
composing 93.9% of the effort in all areas from all plat- 
forms. Still fishing with a rod and reel, canepole, and 
handline composed 61.2% of the effort followed by troll- 
ing (22.4%) and casting (12.2%). A substantial number of 
persons used snorkel and scuba gear in pursuit of finfish 
(3.2%). Spear (gig) and net fishing composed only 1.0% 
of the estimated daily effort. 
Recreational Anglers and Expenditures 
Estimates of the number of recreational anglers in the 
St. Andrew Bay system and adjacent coastal waters in 
Table 4.--Percentage of distribution of recreational finfish fishing effort 
by methods of fishing, areas, and platforms in 1973. 
North and East St. Andrew Coastal All 
Methods West Bays Bay Bay waters areas 
% 
SSS SSS SE STS SSO SS} from private boats-------------------- 
RR*-still 65.97 SSA97i 43. Zo'L 9) 44.99 
RR-cast 28.22 Soe1S) 18.05 1.69 17.43 
RR-troll 4.60 7.13 37.52 73.08 36.55 
Canepole** 0.80 2.30 0.04 0.08 0.52 
Spear 0.11 0.12 0 0 0.04 
Gillnet 0.11 (0253 0.31 (0) 0.17 
Cast net 0.15 0 0.25 0 0.11 
Dip net 0 0.12 0 0 0.01 
Seine 0 0.69 0.27 tt) 0.15 
Trotline 0 0 0.04 tt) 0.01 
Trawl 0.04 } 0 0 0.01 
RR-still 34.64 2.07 -48 1.08 
RR-cast 16.34 65.95 1.12 0 1.25 
RR-troll 49.02 7.98 97.42 9952) 97.66 
---from extension platforms---------------- 
RR-still 88. 90.35 91.41 84.30 87.65 
RR-cast 6. 7.01 3.43 14.44 9.02 
Canepole** 4.54 2.01 4.21 1.21 2.77 
Cast net 0.95 0.62 0.92 0.05 0.52 
Spear 0.13 0 0.04 0 0.04 
from shoreline platforms---------------- 
RR-still 72.48 79.77 80.04 79.46 
RR-cast 23.77 12.09 19.96 12.71 
Canepole** $.49 2.60 6.97 0 $.87 
Cast net 3.86 1.15 1.17 0 1.97 
from water------------------------- 
RR-still 17.54 3235, 8.66 
RR-cast 26.39 0.65 11.32 
Canepole* 0 0 0.25 0 0.07 
Spear 4.78 4.60 0 0 + 0.36 
Cast net 27.22 13.65 4.18 1.30 3.58 
Gill net 8.79 0 0 tt) 0.33 
Seine 13.37 3.64 7.74 0 2.87 
Snorkel 0 0 11.63 64.65 44.42 
SCUBA 0 ti) 32.28 30.04 28.40 
*Rod and reel 
**Includes handlines 
1973 and their expenditures were derived from two 
sources: first, from an estimate of the total number of 
daytime anglers in each area by months, weekdays, and 
weekend-days; second, from an estimate of the monies 
spent per angler per day. 
Results of the 1970 national survey of fishing and hunt- 
ing (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Sport 
