Modeling the drivers of trip satisfaction among Texas coastal anglers using creel survey data
Caren Collins, Shambhu Paudel, Elizabeth Harris, Hanna Bauer, Rileigh Hawk, Mark Fisher, Joel Anderson · 2026
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Description
Caren Collins and colleagues wrote a 2026 study of what makes Texas coastal fishing trips satisfying. Managers care because happy anglers follow rules more willingly. Instead of mailed surveys, the team used dockside interviews collected at boat ramps from 1991 to 2023. Anglers rated trips from zero to ten. The analysis focused on those targeting spotted seatrout, red drum, or red snapper.
Catch factors (how many fish, catch per effort, and fish size) mattered most for trip grades. Grades rose over the years and from north to south along the coast. Weather mattered a bit more for offshore snapper anglers. A snapper case study suggested tighter fishing rules had little direct effect on satisfaction once time trends were counted. The authors urge species-level study designs for angler research.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Caren Collins, Shambhu Paudel, Elizabeth Harris, Hanna Bauer, Rileigh Hawk, Mark Fisher, Joel Anderson |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54748 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |