Net Economic Values for Bass, Trout, and Walleye Fishing

 The National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation has included contingent valuation questions for popular species of fish since 1980. This analysis presents state estimates of the net economic values for smallmouth and largemouth bass, trout and walleye fishing for the survey years 2001, 2006, and 2011. Net economic values are developed for current resource conditions. The net economic values reported here are appropriate measures of economic value for use in cost-benefit analyses, damage assessments, and project evaluations.