I fish in a combat zone every fall quite often. As long as you go in with the right frame of mind it can be alot of fun.
You have to go knowing you're gonna cross lines from time to time. The entertainment value of watching the activities makes it worth it. Talk about a circus. Look up river and see 3 guys with kings coming down river ducking under guys who have crossed lines fishing from opposite banks.
I look forward to it every summer. Can't wait to get back down there when it opens to watch the circus.
I'm generally anti-social and enjoy being alone, but hey it's alot of fun with the right frame of mind.
What makes it a pain is when you get some guy down there that gets really pissed off when ever someone crosses his line, you feel like saying "c'mon buddy give it a break, you have to expect that, if you don't go find another river, there's already 250 people here.