The one thing I can tell you is that back when I did the weekly fishing reports for Eds in Devils Lake, if I missed a week my email would get bombarded by people wanting a report and chewing me out for missing that week. So, I'm guessing a lot of people look forward to reading them and use them at least somewhat. Most reports don't ever give out those little secret spots, but typically give an angler a good idea of how the bite is, general locations to try, and what tactics are working. Enough for most weekend warriors to catch some fish and a good starting point for those more advanced fisherman.