Today’s anglers are changing. Who they are, how they participate, what they buy, and even how they discover fishing are all evolving. These changes are creating new challenges, as well as new opportunities, for our industry.
At the 2026 Sportfishing Summit, powered by the American Sportfishing Association, we’re putting the Modern Angler at the center of the conversation with two interconnected sessions designed to take us from insight to action.
On Wednesday, The Modern Angler: Know Who’s Fishing will dig into the data behind today’s fishing consumer by exploring demographics, participation, spending, economic pressures, and the forces reshaping the marketplace.
Then on Thursday, The Modern Angler: Reaching Who’s Next turns that knowledge into action, exploring new approaches to marketing, partnerships, and technology that can help recruit new anglers, strengthen relationships, and keep them engaged.
First, understand what’s changing. Then, decide what you’re going to do about it.
Join us in Point Clear, Alabama and help chart what’s next for sportfishing.
Summit Dates to Remember
- September 10 – Early Bird Pricing Ends
- September 21 – Hotel Block Closes
- September 21 – End of Cancellation Reimubursement
- October 1 – Registration Closes
Don’t delay! Register today. For more pricing and key dates click here.
About The American Sportfishing Association
The American Sportfishing Association ((ASA) is the sportfishing industry’s trade association committed to representing the interests of the sportfishing and boating industries as well as the entire sportfishing community. We give the industry and anglers a unified voice when emerging laws and policies could significantly affect sportfishing business or sportfishing itself. ASA invests in long-term ventures to ensure the industry will remain strong and prosperous, as well as safeguard and promote the enduring economic, conservation and social values of sportfishing in America. ASA also gives America’s 57 million anglers a voice in policy decisions that affect their ability to sustainably fish on our nation’s waterways through Keep America Fishing, our national angler advocacy campaign. America’s anglers generate more than $50 billion in retail sales with a $230.5 billion impact on the nation’s economy, creating employment for 1.1 million people.
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