BOUT 18 months ago I moved into a house on a Gold Coast canal. This was a big change for me and having my boats on floating pontoons makes a huge difference to how easy it is to go fishing at short notice. What has fascinated me is the amount of life in the canal. It is quite tidal and about two kilometres from the main Broadwater. Most houses have floating pontoon system, the concrete walls are largely covered in oysters and there are a surprising number of quite large weed beds. This canal system is over 30 years old and is well established. Prior to its development it
