This is a far cry from simply throwing a line in the water and trusting to luck. Good fishers are also persistent. They keep at it and at it until they succeed. In fact, nothing motivates a good fisher more than a difficult or elusive target or even worse an initial delay or failure. That is exactly what gets their competitive juices flowing.
Good fishers are concerned about their total environment.
You might say that they are really into Resource Sharing. Today, the most popular type of fresh water fishing is called Catch and Release. After catching a fish, you gently and expertly release it back into the water. The fish now has another day to try and outwit the fisher. In effect, we are merely borrowing the fish's services for a short while.