2006 Angler Demographics: Arkabutla, Grenada, Enid

[Wingman]

Food for thought. Creel surveys conducted on random days at random ramps on area lakes during spring 2006.

Angler demographics, Grenada Lake, spring 2006
Crappie anglers made up 93.0% of total (455 of 489 anglers surveyed)
% anglers by county/state:

Calhoun 16.9
Grenada 17.9
Yalobusha 4.1
Carroll 4.8
Pontotoc 3.1
Webster 3.4
Other MS (27 counties) 22.4
Total MS anglers 72.6%

Greater Memphis (inc. Desoto, MS) 4.8
Missouri 7.2
Illinois 6.9
Other out of state 8.3
Total other anglers (including DeSoto Co.) 27.2%

Angler demographics, Arkabutla Lake, spring 2006
Crappie anglers made up 80.6% of total (125 of 155 anglers surveyed)
% anglers by county/state:

DeSoto 51.9
Tate 19.2
Grenada 1.9
Scott 1.0
Tunica 1.0
Total MS anglers 75%

Greater memphis (exc. DeSoto, MS) 22.1
Illinois 1.0
Other out of state 1.9
Total OOS anglers 25%


Angler demographics, Enid Lake, spring 2006
Crappie anglers made up 94.1% of total (350 of 372 anglers surveyed)
% anglers by county/state:

Lafayette 6.7
Panola 16.2
Yalobusha 17.1
Grenada 2.9
Lee 2.9
Tallahatchie 6.2
Other MS (11 counties exc. DeSoto) 9.5
Total MS anglers 61.5%

Greater Memphis (inc. DeSoto, MS) 18.1
Illinois 3.8
Missouri 11.9
Other out of state 4.8
Total other anglers (inc. DeSoto Co.) 38.6%

Pounds of crappie harvested by surveyed anglers by month:
Grenada
March 939.9
April 813.2
May 72.0
Total number 1592
Total lbs. 1825.6
Avg. weight 1.15 lbs

Arkabutla
March 93.2
April 94.8
May 349.2 (hummm...wonder when the water rose?)
Total number 418
Total lbs. 537.2
Avg weight 1.29 lbs

Enid
March 1146.4
April 435.2
May 266.3
Total number 2041
Total lbs. 1847.9
Avg weight .91 lbs

[Don Miller]

[Redhead]

[Wingman]

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It's probably Mississippi residents that just go out of state to get cheaper tags and buy crappie [/quote]

Hey, now there is an idea.

[REBEL DUCK]

can i buy crappie over the phone and have them shipped to ms? or drive to the boat hill and buy a cooler full and bring them back?

[torch]

[go24]

Here's a stat to go figure out-- There'd be more duck hunters from east MS on Grenada every year IF THEY WOULD HOLD A LITTLE WATER EVERY FALL!!!!!!

Thanks for letting me let off a little steam

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[MemphisStockBroker]

[Wingman]

Fisheries and Enforcement does the surveys. The fisheries guys pick random weekdays and weekend days for us to go to random ramps (depending on water level) at each lake. We do 20-25 surveys over 3 months on each lake. I helped with Arkabutla last year, but we aren't doing that one this year.