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0I don't think that you need a boat. You can do fishing without the boat.0-

0 My personal view is that you'd need a boat, but the statement is slightly ambiguous.02br
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0Would go fishing 01b00at02b00 the lake make the meaning clearer, that no boat will be needed? Not sure whether it's idiomatic.0-

0For example, when I say, "Let's go fishing in the rever.", my friends don't think we need a boat.02br
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00How about these?02br
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001. Let's go fishing at the lake. 02br
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002. Let's go fishing on the lake.02br
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00 Does 2 suggest we need a boat? Or are these the same?02br
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0 Yes, go fishing at the lake makes the meaning clearer.0-

0Can one fish on the lake? The fish is obviously in the lake so should we not fish for it 01b00in02b00 the lake?0-

0When someone go fishing shouldn't he be fishing for fish in an area where there is fish?02br
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00The fish is in the lake so he should fish for it 01b00in02b00 the lake.0-

0When one goes fishing shouldn't one fish for fish in an area where there is fish?02br
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00The fish is in the lake so we should be fishing 01b00in 02b00the lake otherwise we will not be able to catch any fish.02br
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00Unless if there is fish beside the lake which is most unlikely.0-

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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Would go fishing 11b10at12b10 the lake make the meaning clearer, that no boat will be needed? Not sure whether it's idiomatic.12blockquote

10 Yes. That's what I would say. 01i00go fishing at the lake02i00 (no boat). It's idiomatic, yes.02

0Mataputih, some types of fish swim close to the shoreline to find food during certain times of the day, I believe, morning and evening because that's when I catch most fish.02br
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00Some anglers prefer to walk into the water and fish in the water but I don't like to get wet or bitten, who knows what fish will do when they are really hungry 050010id1