Economic Study

In 2003 Trout Unlimited hired a private economic consulting firm to analyze the recreational value of the South Fork Snake River wild trout fishery.  The study found that fishing and boating on the Upper Snake River has created 1,460 jobs and $46 million dollars in income.  Economic sectors benefiting from the expenditures include outfitters, hotel and motel owners, restaurants owners, employees and communities near the river system.  Equally significant, the study found that if conditions improved such that anglers could catch twice as many fish or fish that were 25% larger, the increased angler trips and spending would support a total of 2,442 jobs and provide $77 million in total income.

Read the report. [1]