While time and weather gates aren't a test of skill, a test of patience it is.
This felt like the fish were part of the living breathing world.

I don't think fishing needs to be highly skilled. I enjoy the long stretch of attempts. I made it to Grandmaster Caster, I have ever big fish so far.
While I don't mind Fish Eyes getting changed up from being a GP dump, I don't like the idea of it negating time constraints on the fish. It removed the "feeling" that the job has always had.