[ivanputski]

Slipknot:
Its "physical work" reeling them in against the current ...

Its not always "work" finding them, and thats what I was referring to.

(*That's my opinion... No disrespect to the people that enjoy
the canal as a format to catch fish in...)
I went to the canal for the first time last summer, and
It was ridiculous how easy it was to catch close to a dozen large fish...
The ease of it all made the catch fell less rewarding than when I would catch
a single similar fish out in the surf at 2 am. To each his own... But catching
trout on opening day in stocked pond doesn't make me feel like an accomplished
angler, even if the fight is fun.
And yes, I realize the canal is not always "on" , but those are the days I'm referring to