From Wyoming Game & Fish
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~~~ Thirty-two percent of Wyoming residents fish. Most of these anglers (63%) are males.
~~~ Wyoming has the largest percentage of nonresident anglers of all 50 states (60% of anglers that fish Wyoming’s waters are nonresidents). Alaska ranks second with 57%. California and Illinois are tied for the smallest percentage of nonresident anglers at 6%.
~~~ In 2001, 293,000 anglers spent $212 million on angling in Wyoming. Each angler spends an average of over $700 on his or her hobby each year.
~~~ Wyoming anglers spend 78% of their time fishing for trout, 19% of their time fishing for walleye and sauger, and 3% of their time fishing for other types of fish.