Makes me like my stretch river all the more. We very seldom have any law enforcement presence outside of holidays and very little then. Even game wardens are scarce.
If I am just going down to the beach to toss a line for a little bit, I don't even bother to take my fishing license. I will if I am taking a bunch of gear but if I am toting just a rod and a beer I don't bother as even if they come by, I have a 2+ mile view in both directions and can scoot up the bank if I need too.
I told my son, "you owe me ... if I didn't say let's go back, you'd have gotten a ticket." They have a police RV at the one marina we parked at this time. It has a blue police light flashing all day, lol.
We usually use the public launch.