How shady is the Canal?

[Saltheart]

I almost always go with someone. Fishing from sunset into the night I think its a good idea to have a partner. If I'm going alone , its in the morning (Like 4 AM to dawn , the drunks have passed out by then).

I was once in a very remote area of the canal and a guy comes all the way down the hill under the bushes and asks me if I was alone. Not "Hows the fishing?" or "getting any?" he aks "are you alone?". he was not dressed for fishing.

Fortunately I was not alone and I think it was TimS starts yelling at me like what the heck was I doing talking to the bushes. The guy heard Tim and turned and ran (yes ran) away.

There is no doubt in my mind that the guy was packing and that he was there to rob me if I had been alone.