When I was growing up, most of the lakes around NY were very poor for fishing; some lakes were too contaminated from past acid rain. So I never liked fishing; it's boring to sit around all day for no results. But now that I'm living in MN, the fishing is MUCH better. Still, my past experience has tainted my enjoyment... The most fun I've had fishing was when our family went north to Lake of the Woods for a vacation. The lodge we stayed at had chartered boats that we'd go out on for the day, and the boats would have a bunch of lines out in the water. When one of the lines would catch a fish, the next person in order would reel in their fish, and we'd continue rotating throughout the day. By the end of the day we'd usually come back with our limits of fish. The lodge would also prepare your fish to eat for dinner if you wanted, and there was a chest freezer in each room to freeze the rest if you wanted. But other than that trip, I haven't really enjoyed fishing...