California isn’t the only state having problems.

Here is a NOAA study from 2013 regarding The Economic Contribution of Marine Angler Expenditures in the United States in 2011.

https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/Assets/econ...ates%202011.pdf

Of the 21 marine states in the lower 48, when it come to non-resident angler participation Oregon comes in dead last at 21st place, Washington once the salmon capital of the world fishing destination comes in second to last in 20th place and California comes in at 13 out of 21st place.

The common denominator of these three states is that PFMC manages salmon and 118 other species in the federal waters off these three states. This isn’t an indictment, but is PFMC the smoking gun—who knows?

But what I do know is what draws me to Florida, which is the state topping the list of non-resident marine anglers by head over shoulders of the other coastal states, isn’t the weather (too humid for my liking) but because of the variety, size, and quantity of fish available.