Yes, IFI is aware of the economic value of pike and trout angling and has prepared reports in this regard: see http://www.fisheriesireland.ie/socio-economics/530-the-economic-contribution-of-brown-trout-angling-in-ireland and http://www.fisheriesireland.ie/socio-economics/528-the-economic-contribution-of-pike-angling-in-ireland