I have alot to say about this issue, but It's pretty much all been said. I would rather not fish than fish in a crowd with a bunch of chest thumping bullies. I knew it was over when I fished alone there I started to carry a weapon
Canal rats in my experience feel they are owed something and the canal is theirs and theirs alone .. be there when the fish push thru and you to can be a successful as any regular canal fisherman