My wife bought a reinforced inflatable raft 11 years ago for me when I retired at Costco. I have fished from it all over Canada and Alaska from Lakes to rivers. As someone said licenses can get expensive, but if you stay a while like Alaska the license was about $140/yr but I fished for 2 mos. Texas SP's if I remember correctly were free. Glacier NP was free, and YS NP was about $7. I have a kayak, rubber raft, and a boat and I think the raft is the most practical if you are traveling and occasionally want to fish, takes about 5 mins to inflate. Also look for states that have reciprocity with your home state. My license is free because I am over 65 and it is good in the adjacent state.
