National Park Service Angler Creel Survey

OMB Control Number: 1024-0224

Current Expiration Date: 5/30/2023

[Park Name]

National Park Service

Creel Survey

Survey Number ________

INTERVIEWER NAME

TIME OF INTERVIEW:

DATE OF INTERVIEW:

LOCATION OF INTERVIEW:

Non-Respondent Survey Questions

a) How many hours were you fishing [Name Park Site] today? (# hours) ____________

b) How many [Fish Species Name] did you harvest today? (# fish) _________

c) Where is your primary residence? (Primary Residence) ______________________

Sample Survey Questions

1. Are you aware of the on-line creel survey?

 Yes

 No

If No – the park staff will inform the visitor of the two ways to access that survey 1) by using the link in the information they received with the fishing regulations or 2) by searching ‘creel survey’ on the [Park Name] website.

2. How many hours did you fish today? ___________ (do not include time spent eating lunch, transport, etc)

What time did you start? __________ What time did you end? ___________________

3. Which areas of the park did you fish today?

 Park area #1

 Park area #2

 Park area #3

4. What fishing method did you use today? (e.g., Boat, Shoreline, Dock, Wading, etc.) ______________________________________

5. Did you catch and release?  Yes  No

How many each [park specific fish] did you released or keep today?

Species Name	Number of Fish Released	Number of Fish Kept

6. If you measured the fish, what is the length of the fish you kept? Please list the species name and the length of each fish in the space below

Did not measure

	Length (cm)
Species Name	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5

7. Where is your primary residence?

City____________________________ State______________

Country (if not U.S.) ______________________________________________

1. Mode of fishing (select one)? Boat, Shoreline, Dock, Wading

2. What time did you start fishing (EDT)?

3. What time did you end fishing (EDT)?

4. How many hours were spent fishing (do not include time spent eating lunch, transport, etc)?

5. Did you fish catch and release (select one)? Yes, No

   1. If yes, number of fish released:

   2. If yes, species of fish released:

6. How do you measure fish (select one)? Inches, Centimeters

7. Number of fish kept:

   1. What was the species of the first fish kept?

   2. What was the length of the first fish kept?

   3. What was the species of the second fish kept?

   4. What was the length of the second fish kept?

   5. What was the species of the third fish kept?

   6. What was the length of the third fish kept?

   7. What was the species of the fourth fish kept?

   8. What was the length of the fourth fish kept?

   9. What was the species of the fifth fish kept?

   10. What was the length of the fifth fish kept?

END CONTACT. Thank you for your time. Have a good day.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: The National Park Service is authorized by 5 CFR 1320 to collect this information. This information will be used by park managers to better understand and manage [fish species] populations. Your response to this request is voluntary. The data collected will be completely anonymous and there will be no way to connect your responses back to you as an individual. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number and expiration date.

BURDEN ESTIMATE STATEMENT: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average10 minutes per response. Direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form to: [email protected] (email)