Abstract In 2001, 41 state fish and wildlife agencies employed from 5.6 to 416.0 full-time permanent employees responsible for inland fisheries programs. An average of 35.6% were assigned to sport fisheries management, 31.7% were responsible for fish production and distribution, 6.8% conducted research, 5.4% were administrators, 5.2% provided secretarial and clerical services, 3.9% dealt with environmental services and concerns, 2.9% furnished aquatic education, 2.5% created motorboat and angler access, 2.0% manipulated aquatic habitat, and 1.1% managed nongame, threatened, and endangered fisheries. Inland fisheries programs spent from $432,000 to $39,276,052 annually, financed primarily with a combination of fishing, hunting, and trapping license, permit, and stamp revenues and Sport Fish Restoration apportionments. For each state, inland fisheries program employees and expenditures were compared to predicted values from a model that considered income generated by fishing licenses, permits, and stamps; a...