I have been in the valley for the better part of 35 years. When I was a kid, I used to fish the canal frequently. I just went out there dying to wet a line and what a difference from a few years back! Where did that lining come from?! Is the whole thing lined now? I drove as far as I could on the service road and the lining went as far as I could see. I am hoping that someone will tell me that the lining doesn't go that far or that there is "as good" bass fishing in some of the ditches or something. After reading some of the other posts I get the impression that it killed the (largemouth) bass fishing. I was totally bummed. Didn't catch jack! Is there hope for the bass on the canal? All I saw was several big carp. I thought about sacrificing my sandwich to catch them so I could bury them in my garden for fertilizer. We used to catch monster gills and crayfish out of there and it wasn't far from my house. I was hoping that there would be a great local spot to go to when you can't make it to DVL or Blythe. Kinda like going to your favorite 2 dollar hooker when your wife or girlfriend is holding out on you. But then you get there and you find out she's married and has 3 kids.