Value of Angling ($)

Angling is an important economic activity in the province with anglers spending about $125 million (including ice fishing) annually on activities and supplies directly related to angling. Approximately $61 million of this amount is spent by anglers from outside Manitoba who visit the province to fish. Direct expenditures include tackle, food and lodging, travel costs, fishing services, package plans and other related costs.





Another economic spin-off that has been created from angling is commercial bait fishing. Over 100 Manitobans are licensed in the bait fishing industry to harvest and sell leeches and live/frozen minnows to anglers for bait. Gross sales in the industry have averaged over $650,000, of which about $13,000 comes from the sale of leeches.


Tourism Industry

Approximately 43,000 anglers come to Manitoba annually to fish. These anglers spend about $61 million and are an important part of Manitoba's tourism industry. There are more than 150 lodges and outfitters who cater to these anglers. Approximately 47% of angling effort by visitors takes place in northern Manitoba, thus providing significant job opportunities for northern Manitobans.

The majority of visiting anglers come from the north Midwestern United States. Around 63% of visiting anglers from outside of Canada come from the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and Kansas.




In comparison, the majority of Canadian anglers who visit Manitoba come from Saskatchewan and Alberta.