Those big tides should move a lot of bait as well as stripers and blues through the canal. While fishing reports thus far from the canal have been way off compared to past years, I am hoping these big tides will give the fishing a boost. Additionally, in the last few years the Canal has been the very best place for keeper bass from shore here in southern New England.This has been a strange year so far. Fishing has been unpredictable and late due to the cool weather so I'm not expecting any sure bets in the canal. Overall, there has been a noticeable lack of keeper stripers around, more bluefish than expected and good numbers of schoolies.