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 Ice Cover Opinions2020-02-13Ice cover opinions of ice fishers 2020Z1646_3643_BWX3J3VMC.1646.3643mySQLMalchoff, M. (2020) Ice Fishing Ice Cover Opinions. Lake Champlain Sea Grant. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/lakechamplainseagrant/dataset/ice-fishing-ice-cover-opinionshttps://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/CI4/data/archive/project/lakechamplainseagrant/dataset/ice-fishing-ice-cover-opinionsLocationLocationtextD-M-YY-1Chimney PointKing BayBullwaga BayDeep BayKeeler BayMallets Bay“Cow Banks” / John Guilmette RampSandbar State ParkKelly BayDillenback BayInterviewDateInterview DatedateM/D/YYYY-1InterviewerInterviewertextM/D/YYYY-1InterviewNumInterview NumberintM/D/YYYY-1KeyKeytextM/D/YYYY-1Q6_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 fishingtextM/D/YYYY-1Q8_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 fishingtextM/D/YYYY-1Q9_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 fishingtextM/D/YYYY-1Q10_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 fishingtextM/D/YYYY-1