If your canal has reeds along the bank it most likely will have pike. Try early in the morning on the side that the sun shines on (pike look for profile, motion and flash, your bait will profile against the sun). Flip a spoon or stickbait in front of the reeds and reel it back just outside the reeds. Be ready for the strike because they come out of the reeds and your lead time is minimal(when you see the boil, it already has your bait). Best weapon (IMHO) is a fairly stif (fast action) 7-7 1/2' spinning rod and a reel that will hold at least 120 yd 10# test mono (trust me, there will be times that you will need most of that). Some people like the superlines, but mono is a bit more forgiving. I found that I was reacting so fast, I was ripping the lures out their mouths. Be sure to use a 6-9" steel leader (have lost many a bass lure to the pikes over the years. Tried to explain to them it was a BASS lure! Would not listen and nailed it anyway).
Don't know if available there, but I have had great succes with an ice fishing lure called a Swedish pimple (no joke) in both 1/4 and 3/8 oz. It is long and smooth and will slide through the pike's mouth as it's closed and have had both top and bottom jaws hooked. The fish cannot get off. Move it fast or you will hang up. Good luck.