Almost half of respondents in a 2021 survey stated that they only fished on certain vacations, while 39 percent claimed that they stopped recreational fishing because they found it boring. Meanwhile, almost a quarter of respondents stated that they would not go fishing in the coming 12 months because of limited access to waterways.
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