Problem with this canal it's so narrow it's hard to make any sort of proper cast. The far shelf isn't very wide either. Il the middle is about 4 to 5 feet wide.
I figured the fish would be more likely to be in the deeper water in winter but away from the path. The far shelf was definitely on my mind but I figured it was pretty cold. I did try it best I could but no joy.
When I did fish it in summer a couple of years back it surprised me because I only caught a few reasonable size fish and a couple of roach (silver beam and chub as I recall). I also got snapped off at least once. Maybe twice by what felt like small carp.
That occasion I way over fed it and killed the peg. Thought I was still on the commie
This winter I've had I think 4 goes and not had a whiff of a bite. Not full days by any means but still pretty tough.
Honestly I'm gonna keep going till I catch a fish. Not gonna be beaten.