AH, I see you didn't like being around Aberdeen Proving Grounds(APG). Ha, I put up with that everyday, I work there.
The problem with the fishing was the three days of cold rain at the beginning of the week. The first days big catch(22-7) was very respectful for a 5 fish limit here.Really the fishing should be pretty great in about 2-3 weeks.
As far as the water being difficult to run, it shouldn't be any more difficult than many other bodies of water if the boater had done a little research with some topo maps, and most of the serious T anglers with the high dolloar gps units shouldn't have been that big of a deal.
The marina just raised there prices this year.
What did it cost to enter the Open?