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Question 5. Did you fish with barbless hooks in the Yukon in 2005?
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
No response 15 29 56 100
Yes 3,209 1,492 1,783 6,484
No 135 172 476 783
Total 3,359 1,693 2,315 7,367

Question 6. Of the species available in the Yukon, rate your top three in order of preference:
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
Lake trout 3,473 1,248 1,605 6,326
Arctic grayling 2,305 1,280 1,418 5,004
Northern pike 1,765 759 1,461 3,985
Rainbow trout 1,368 646 719 2,733
Chinook salmon 824 300 199 1,323
Arctic char 771 261 84 1,115
Sockeye salmon 666 173 114 954
Dolly Varden 370 110 371 850
Coho salmon 412 109 73 595
Whitefish 262 30 144 435
Other fish 208 30 31 268
Bull trout 66 65 60 190
Total 4,394 1,945 1361 8,699

Question 8. Were you aware of the National Fishing Week promotion covering July 2-10, 2005? (Residents)
  Number of Anglers
No response 81
Yes 597
No 4,371
Total 5,050

Please indicate your information source(s) for the National Fishing Week promotion.
  Number of Anglers
TV 4
Radio 193
Print media 254
Posters or brochures 116
Other 112
Total 597

Did fish in the Yukon during National Fishing Week as a result of the promotion?
  Number of Anglers
No response 66
Yes 23
No 508
Total 597

Question 9. How would you rate the importance to you of the following programs for educating and assisting anglers in Yukon?
  Very important Important Not important No opinion
School based education programs 1,730 1,719 431 1,169
Young angler programs 1,599 1,923 358 1,169
Tackle loaner programs 300 1,183 1,549 2,018
Skills development programs 809 1,969 840 1,431
Live release training 2,093 1,619 397 942
Ice fishing clinics 585 1,641 1,291 1,517
Fisheries enhancement programs 1,791 1,696 328 1,235
Species ID programs 1,399 2,189 362 1,100
Habitat protection programs 2,562 1,442 158 887

Question 10. Did you fish for salmon in the Yukon in 2005?
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
Yes 563 128 65 756
No 4,487 2,549 3,097 10,133
Total 5,050 2,677 3,162 10,889

Days fished for salmon by river on the Tatshenshini River System in Yukon in 2005
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
Days Fished Average Per Angler Days Fished Average Per Angler Days Fished Average Per Angler Days Fished Average Per Angler
Klukshu River 540 1.0 107 0.8 111 1.7 757 1.0
Blanchard River 31 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 31 0.0
Village creek 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Takhanne River 0 0.0 0 0.0 28 0.4 28 0.0
Other 92 0.2 7 0.1 99 1.5 199 0.3
Tatchun creek 778 1.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 778 1.0
Takhini River 31 0.1 30 0.2 0 0.0 60 0.1
Teslin River 73 0.1 133 1.0 0 0.0 206 0.3
Mayo River 31 0.1 295 2.3 0 0.0 326 0.4
Morley River 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Other 0 0.0 0 0.0 214 3.3 214 0.3

Salmon caught by river on the Tatshenshini River System in Yukon in 2005
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
Caught Average Per Angler Caught Average Per Angler Caught Average Per Angler Caught Average Per Angler
Klukshu River 231 0.4 89 0.7 132 2.0 452 0.6
Blanchard River 31 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 31 0.0
Village creek 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Takhanne River 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Other 0 0.0 7 0.1 0 0.0 7 0.0
Tatchun creek 793 1.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 793 1.1
Takhini River 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Teslin River 66 0.1 30 0.2 0 0.0 95 0.1
Mayo River 31 0.1 44 0.3 0 0.0 75 0.1
Morley River 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Other 0 0.0 0 0.0 32 0.5 32 0.0

Salmon kept by river on the Tatshenshini River System in Yukon in 2005
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
Kept Average Per Angler Kept Average Per Angler Kept Average Per Angler Kept Average Per Angler
Klukshu River 170 0.3 30 0.2 50 0.8 249 0.3
Blanchard River 15 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 0.0
Village creek 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Takhanne River 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Other 0 0.0 7 0.1 0 0.0 7 0.0
Tatchun creek 270 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 270 0.4
Takhini River 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Teslin River 50 0.1 15 0.1 0 0.0 65 0.1
Mayo River 31 0.1 15 0.1 0 0.0 46 0.1
Morley River 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Other 0 0.0 0 0.0 28 0.4 28 0.0

Question 11. Did you fish in one of the following stocked lakes in the Yukon in 2005?
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
Yes 1,067 102 197 1,366
No 3,982 2,575 2,965 9,522
Total 5,049 2,677 3,162 10,888

Days fished for stocked species by lake in Yukon in 2005
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
Days Fished Average Per Angler Days Fished Average Per Angler Days Fished Average Per Angler Days Fished Average Per Angler
Cantlie Lake 732 0.7 22 0.2 0 0.0 753 0.6
Chadden Lake 600 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 600 0.4
Fisheye Lake 1,591 1.5 16 0.2 70 0.4 1,677 1.2
Gloria Lake 2 31 0.0 33 0.3 28 0.1 92 0.1
Haircut Lake 50 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 50 0.0
Haldane Lake 16 0.0 0 0.0 154 0.8 170 0.1
Hidden Lakes 1,417 1.4 59 0.6 0 0.0 1,476 1.1
Hour Lake 123 0.1 0 0.0 70 0.4 193 0.1
Judas Lake 143 0.1 0 0.0 14 0.1 157 0.1
Kokanee Lake 31 0.0 18 0.2 0 0.0 49 0.0
Lucky Lake 15 0.0 0 0.0 57 0.3 72 0.1
Marcella Lake 216 0.2 0 0.0 14 0.1 230 0.2
Rantin Lake 15 0.0 2 0.0 28 0.1 45 0.0
Salmo Lake 201 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 201 0.2
Scout Lake 936 0.9 0 0.0 56 0.3 992 0.7
Whiskers Lake 609 0.6 0 0.0 56 0.3 665 0.5
Wrong Lake 4 0.0 15 0.1 140 0.7 159 0.1

Stocked species caught by lake in Yukon in 2005
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
Caught Average Per Angler Caught Average Per Angler Caught Average Per Angler Caught Average Per Angler
Cantlie Lake 1,609 1.5 73 0.7 0 0.0 1,683 1.3
Chadden Lake 123 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 123 0.1
Fisheye Lake 378 0.4 7 0.1 266 1.4 652 0.5
Gloria Lake 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Haircut Lake 173 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 173 0.1
Haldane Lake 24 0.0 0 0.0 126 0.6 150 0.1
Hidden Lakes 2,349 2.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,349 1.7
Hour Lake 46 0.0 0 0.0 28 0.1 74 0.1
Judas Lake 1,028 1.0 0 0.0 28 0.1 1,056 0.8
Kokanee Lake 154 0.2 54 0.5 0 0.0 208 0.2
Lucky Lake 15 0.0 0 0.0 71 0.4 87 0.1
Marcella Lake 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 0.1 14 0.0
Rantin Lake 31 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 31 0.0
Salmo Lake 620 0.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 620 0.5
Scout Lake 66 0.1 0 0.0 98 0.5 164 0.1
Whiskers Lake 328 0.3 0 0.0 294 1.5 622 0.5
Wrong Lake 0 0.0 15 0.1 434 2.2 449 0.3

Stocked species kept by lake in Yukon in 2005
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
Kept Average Per Angler Kept Average Per Angler Kept Average Per Angler Kept Average Per Angler
Cantlie Lake 609 0.6 73 0.7 0 0.0 682 0.5
Chadden Lake 62 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 62 0.1
Fisheye Lake 197 0.2 7 0.1 14 0.1 218 0.2
Gloria Lake 2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Haircut Lake 81 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 81 0.1
Haldane Lake 24 0.0 0 0.0 70 0.4 94 0.1
Hidden Lakes 262 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 262 0.2
Hour Lake 46 0.0 0 0.0 28 0.1 74 0.1
Judas Lake 77 0.1 0 0.0 28 0.1 105 0.1
Kokanee Lake 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Lucky Lake 0 0.0 0 0.0 71 0.4 71 0.1
Marcella Lake 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Rantin Lake 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
Salmo Lake 93 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 93 0.1
Scout Lake 4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.0
Whiskers Lake 300 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 300 0.2
Wrong Lake 0 0.0 0 0.0 238 1.2 238 0.2

How would you rate stocked lake fishing in the Yukon in 2005?
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
No Response 35 0 14 49
Excellent 127 37 14 178
Very Good 208 0 28 236
Good 274 42 56 372
Fair 297 9 29 335
Poor 127 15 56 198
Total 1,068 103 197 1,368

How would you rate the importance to you of the stocking program in the Yukon?
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
Very important 605 64 42 711
Important 370 39 113 522
Not important 31 0 14 45
No opinion 46 0 28 74
Total 1,067 103 197 1,367

Question 12. Did you fish for lake trout in the Marsh / Tagish Lakes system (includes Tagish Bridge and Six Mile River)?
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
Yes 1,295 347 190 1,832
No 3,754 2,331 2,971 8,929
Total 5,050 2,678 3,161 10,889

If yes, how many days did you fish in this water system?
  Days fished Average Per Angler
Resident 10,503 8.1
Canadian nonresident 1,387 4.0
Other nonresident 277 1.5
Total 12,167 6.6

Please indicate the number of lake trout caught and kept from this water system.
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
Total Average Per Angler Total Average Per Angler Total Average Per Angler Total Average Per Angler
Lake trout caught 3,879 3.0 938 2.7 643 3.4 5,460 3.0
Lake trout kept 1,922 1.5 301 0.9 208 1.1 2,431 1.3

Question 13. How do you feel lake trout stocks in the Yukon are doing?
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
No Response 247 603 476 1,326
Increasing 154 44 28 226
Remaining steady 1,249 300 378 1,927
Decreasing 1,272 130 153 1,555
No Opinion 2,127 1,600 2,127 5,854
Total 5,049 2,677 3,162 10,888

Question 14. Please indicate which of the following factors you feel would improve recreational fishing in the Yukon.
  No response Not important Somewhat important Neutral Very important Extremely important Total
Reduce possession limits
Resident 1,196 1,538 782 852 266 416 5,050
Canadian non-resident 1,474 406 253 193 166 185 2,677
Other Non-resident 1,655 460 62 318 207 460 3,162
Total 4,325 2,404 1,097 1,363 639 1,061 10,889
Increase fines
Resident 1,204 964 605 786 563 929 5,051
Canadian non-resident 1,462 272 135 321 126 361 2,677
Other Non-resident 1,681 332 241 319 132 456 3,161
Total 4,347 1,568 981 1,426 821 1,746 10,889
Increase enforcement
Resident 1,142 794 551 1,079 539 944 5,049
Canadian non-resident 1,462 259 147 295 178 335 2,676
Other Non-resident 1,622 363 166 389 136 484 3,160
Total 4,226 1,416 864 1,763 853 1,763 10,885
Expand stocking programs
Resident 1,165 620 420 817 844 1,183 5,049
Canadian non-resident 1,490 292 68 359 172 296 2,677
Other Non-resident 1,727 275 92 470 266 333 3,163
Total 4,382 1,187 580 1,646 1,282 1,812 10,889
Improve facilities
Resident 1,119 947 539 817 574 1,052 5,048
Canadian non-resident 1,455 430 138 193 164 297 2,677
Other Non-resident 1,728 479 271 277 135 271 3,161
Total 4,302 1,856 948 1,287 873 1,620 10,886
More live release regulations
Resident 1,193 1,183 763 940 458 512 5,049
Canadian non-resident 1,466 371 145 244 194 256 2,676
Other Non-resident 1,705 369 59 346 205 479 3,163
Total 4,364 1,923 967 1,530 857 1,247 10,888
Other factors
Resident 4,337 31 15 19 35 613 5,050
Canadian non-resident 2,539 15 0 18 0 105 2,677
Other Non-resident 2,966 47 0 0 14 135 3,162
Total 9,842 93 15 37 49 853 10,889

Question 15. If there had been no fishing opportunities in the Yukon in 2005, what would you have done?
  Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
No Response 196 117 313
Stayed Shorter Time 350 451 801
Substituted Other Activities 1,776 1,690 3,466
Not Come 355 904 1,259
Total 2,677 3,162 5,839

Question 16. Assessment of angler skill
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
No Response 398 338 208 944
Expert 204 146 288 638
Experienced 2,240 1,001 1,396 4,637
Average 2,951 1,066 1,032 5,049
Beginner 1,106 382 504 1,992
Total 6,899 2,933 3,428 13,260

Question 24. How many members of your household under 16 years of age fished for recreation in 2005, and how many days in total did they fish?
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
Anglers (number) 1,480 362 131 1,974
Days fished (number) 6,812 1,046 782 8,640
Average per angler (days fished) 4.6 2.9 6.0 4.4

How many members of your household 65 years of age and over fished for recreation in 2005, and how many days in total did they fish?
  Resident Canadian Non-resident Other Non-resident Total
Anglers (number) 76 0 0 76
Days fished (number) 907 0 0 907
Average per angler (days fished) 12 0 0 12
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