Look at the fisheries that WDF pushes and promotes. Marine salmon, marine rockfish, marine halibut, lowland lake trout, walleye, kokanee.

All pretty much require a boat. The launch in most places can be provided by somebody else. The non-boat angler is close to ignored.

Those river fisheries, especially if they require bank access, are close to ignored and are way too much trouble to manage.

Look at the Skok. At least out in marine waters it all just floats away.