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Reversing The Tide

HEAD TO YOUR favorite fishing destination on a warm, sunny weekend and you’ll be wondering where all the other anglers came from. Weekdays are somewhat quieter, but you still won’t have the water to yourself. Even your secret spots are likely to see baits cast by others more often than you’d like.

Based on on-the-water observations, the fishing industry appears to be booming. And although it is doing well, with the total number of U.S. anglers increasing each of the past few years, the participation rate (percent of the population that fishes) hasn’t been moving in the

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