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No New Generation of Anglers?

According to Matt Higgins in The New York Times, there are 20% fewer children fishing today than in 1990. The likely culprits? Working parents and lack of time for teenage kids. Check out the detailed map image which shows where in the U.S. children are even less likely to fish: the west coast and the U.S. mountain regions. Go figure.

Posted by Marshall Cutchin on March 31, 2007 6:13 AM | Permalink

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