Corps of Engineers Civil Works Questionnaires Generic Clearance

CHARTER FISHING SURVEY

(Personal Interview or Mail Survey)

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CHARTER FISHING SURVEY

Please read each question carefully. Answer each question as accurately as possible.

1. How many years have you been a charter boat operator?

________YEARS

2. How many years have you operated a charter boating

service on (Project Area)? ________YEARS

3. How many boats are owned and operated as part of your

charter business? ________BOATS

4. For each vessel in your operation, please answer the following:

Vessel #1 Vessel #2 Vessel #3

4a. BOAT LENGTH (FEET) _________ _________ _________

4b. BOAT BEAM OR WIDTH (FEET) _________ _________ _________

4c. BOAT DRAFT (INCHES) _________ _________ _________

4d. What do you feel should be the MINIMUM CHANNEL DEPTH, in feet, for each of your vessels (from the water surface to the channel bottom) to navigate safely in all weather conditions?

Channel Channel Channel

Depth Depth Depth

For For For

Vessel #1=____FEET Vessel #2=_____FEET Vessel #3=____FEET

4e. Vessel Type(s)? (Mark One Blank/Vessel) Vessel #1 Vessel #2 Vessel #3

Inboard /Outboard ___ ___ ___ Inboard ___ ___ ___

Outboard ___ ___ ___

4f. In what year was (were) boat(s) purchased? (year) (year) (year)

4g. Price you paid for boat:(s)? $________ $________ $________

4h. For each boat, total the current market

value of all on-board equipment: $________ $________ $________

5 a. Does the income from your charter business constitute the majority of

your total annual household income? (Circle)

1. YES [Go to Q.6]

2. NO

5 b. If you answered "NO" to question 5 a, what occupation does provide the

majority of your total annual household income (Include Spouse’s Income)?

________________________________________________________________

6. Please describe your rate structure for the (year) season, by trip type:

Walleye Trip Bass Trip Perch Trip

(7-hour) (10-hour) (7-hour)

Cost Per Trip (6 People): $_______ $_______ $_______

Minimum Cost Per Trip: $_______ $_______ $_______

Average Number of Paying

Clients Per Trip: ______ ______ ______

If further clarification of your rate structure is needed, please describe

below:

__________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

7 a. Please record, on the blanks below, the average number of chartered trips you make for each species each month, during a typical annual season. Include all trips for all boats used in your operation.

	NUMBER OF TRIPS PER MONTH
	Walleye Trips	Bass Trips	Perch Trips
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

TOTAL ANNUAL FISHING SEASON TRIPS:

7b. If a combination of a breakwater construction, removal of old jetties and channel dredging were to take place at (PROJECT AREA), how many additional total trips do you estimate your charter service would make during a typical annual season as compared to the total trips you recorded for each species in question 7a above?

Walleye Bass Perch

ADDITIONAL TOTAL TRIPS: ______ ______ ______

8. Please estimate the percent of total charter trips (for all species) that you made

through the entrance channel, since your charter service has been in operation, when the channel had the following wave heights:

8 a. Waves in the entrance channel approximately 3 feet high, while

you were leaving or entering the harbor?

_____% of TOTAL TRIPS

8 b. Waves in the entrance channel approximately 4 feet high, while you were leaving or entering the harbor?

% of TOTAL TRIPS

9. Given the present state of the harbor entrance, what open lake wave

conditions, would cause you to cancel your trip to the (PROJECT AREA)?

(Circle)

With Wave Heights in the Open Lake Greater Than:

1 feet 2 feet 3 feet 4 feet 5 feet 6 feet

10. How many trips did you cancel in the (year) season on account of HIGH WAVES

on the open lake?

_______TRIPS CANCELED

11. During the past five years, did your BOAT incur any damage that you can attribute to the entrance channel at (PROJECT AREA)? If so, please record

the dollar damage amount(s) beside the appropriate year(s) below:

(year);$________COST OF BOAT DAMAGE

(year);$________COST OF BOAT DAMAGE

(year);$________COST OF BOAT DAMAGE

(year);$________COST OF BOAT DAMAGE

(year);$________COST OF BOAT DAMAGE

12. If a combination of a breakwater construction, removal of the old jetties and channel dredging were to take place at (PROJECT AREA), it WOULD provide a

safer harbor of refuge for boats caught in the lake in the event of a sudden storm. What is the most that you would be willing to pay as a one-time contribution toward a construction fund created by a non-profit group whose express purpose was to raise funds to ensure that these actions would be implemented?

$ __________ONE TIME CONTRIBUTION

13. If ONLY a removal of the old jetties and channel dredging were to take place at (PROJECT AREA), it MAY provide a safer harbor condition than exists presently in the lake in the event of a sudden storm. What is the most that you would be willing to pay as a one-time contribution toward a construction fund created by a non-profit group whose express purpose was to raise funds to ensure that these actions would be implemented?

$ __________ ONE TIME CONTRIBUTION

14. Please give your approximate business costs for each of the items listed below for the previous business year. For each item, include total costs for all vessels owned or operated. Do your best to give your most accurate figure or estimate for each of these expenditures. (Your (year) Federal Income Tax Form, Schedule C, is a good source of this information.)

a. Boat fuel (including oil if outboard): $__________

b. Boat access: Dockage and storage fees: $__________

Launching fees: $__________

c. Boat maintenance: (normal servicing, oil change,

hauling, tune‑ups, registration, etc): $__________

d. Boat repair: (accidental damages, breakdowns not

covered by insurance): $__________

e. Annual charter boat insurance premiums: $__________

f. Monthly boat loan payments: $__________

g. Publicity/advertising/promotions:

(ads, flyers, signs, cards, show expenses, etc.) $__________

h. Communications (telephone, postage, stationery): $__________

I. Equipment repair and replacement:

(for fixing or replacing lost, worn or old gear): $__________

j. Labor costs (for payment of first mates): $__________

k. Captain’s labor (total hours per season spent by

Captain(s) on charter trips): ______ HOURS

Thank You for completing this Questionnaire!

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