Around here fishing is a religion with some folks. Generally the limits and reg's are such that in a season any one area won't be over-fished. Plus there are lots of seasonal closures and so on... it's pretty tight. And there are spots that are stocked, if you are just looking to putz around with new gear.

Same deal with fires... pretty well understood where they are ok, and where they aren't. It's been so dry here it would be suicidal for the untrained to start fire, and the media is pretty good about getting the word out when there are fire bans.