Guided Days Wexford–Bass Fishing

	Year							To Date
Nationality	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
France	48	112	125	120	112	104	25	0
Ireland	26	64	67	65	60	56	66	38
Belgium	12	27	30	29	27	25	0	0
England	5	14	15	15	14	13	32	22
Italy	5	11	12	12	11	10	0	0
Holland	8	19	21	22	19	18	14	14
Switzerland	6	14	15	15	14	10	0	7
New Zealand	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0
Denmark	3	3	6	6	3	3	34	8
South Africa	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0
America	4	8	9	9	8	8	0	5
Total	117	272	300	293	274	253	171	97

The table above is a summary of the days I have spent guiding people for bass fishing in this country. This does not include the year 2003 when the business was just beginning. The calculations are simple - number of people multiplied by the number of days spent in Wexford – (3 guys X 5 days) = 15 guided days.
The total number of days is not indicative of a ‘better’ year than the previous as some weeks or days can be dedicated exclusively to one angler. 2010 did see a difficult year from a financial point of view.
To date for 2011 – People will take guided days in Wexford from the US, Denmark, Switzerland, Holland, England and Ireland. Even though its only early February the 2011 is nearing the max number of optimum guided tidal days. Workshops are still available
Some numbers from the table
The Lure / Fly divide is roughly 62% – 38%
A return rate of 67% is normal over a two/three year period
Saltwater fly fishing is continuing to grow
Peoples biggest interest is learning techniques a sense of the fishing and the natural heritage
Interest in workshops continues to grow and are NOT included above

Guided angling groups spend on average 385.00 euros per day in the local economy (conservative)