03-02-2019: Today we have rented a motorboat from which we went pike fishing. In spite of the very cold water that still had ice up this morning, my eldest son managed to catch a pike.
06-02-2019: Today I received an email from Paul, the owner of Etangs de Breton. He probably missed our booking for this year;). On this moment there are still several free weeks to fish in the ponds of etangs de Breton. Definitely recommended for families! Fishing in the ponds is not difficult and there is certainly a chance to catch a catfish from two meter. Last year (see month of May 2018) I made a video of all the ponds. If anyone has any questions, you can always send me an e-mail or contact Paul or make reservations by Carpspots.nl or carp-france.com
07-02-2019:The online auction of Hengelsport Arnhem in Deventer is extended until 12 February.
07-02-2019: Today of course I went pike fishing again. Despite the strong wind, the temperature was around 10 degrees with a lot of sun. Probably the pike also felt like lying in the sun because the two pike were caught very shallow.
09-02-2019: The nice thing about fishing today was that we caught two pike. Unfortunately, we both also lost a pike. The pike that my son had on the line I estimate above the meter.
10-02-2019: Sorry! I had already noticed that I received only a few mails lately. Unfortunately, something turned out to be wrong in the installation and the messages ended up in my trash. Now everyting must working again!
11-02-2019: My children were at school, my wife was at work, and i? I was fishing!
12-02-2019: Before everyone thinks I'm only fishing .... This morning I worked! This afternoon before I had to pick up the kids from school I quickly threw at some places where I expected to catch a pike. This pike was the result of an hour of fishing.
13-02-2019: Today I had to go from my wife to the hardware store to get things for the house, and what do you do when you see that there is beautiful fishing water in the area? Yes, then you go fishing!
Eventually I managed to catch a pike, but I'm sure there are many pike swimming in the neighborhood.
The coming days are all about work and jobs in the house so the rods go into the shed for a few days.
20-02-2019: The wrong pike but it is a pike! Last week I saw a pike lying in a ditch that I have never caught. Today after I brought the kids to school I threw a few times in the ditch. Unfortunately, the pike did not want to bite! Soon another ditch was ejected and I saw a pike biting next to the bait. This game lasted a minute or 5 but eventually he bite the bait anyway. It's not posible that it was the same pike because the ditches are not connected.
After the pike this morning I drove to Hazerswoude in the afternoon. I still love to fish in the nature between Hazerswoude and Zoetermeer. Eventually a small pike was caught.
21-02-2019: For everyone who is wondering by which I'm capture the polderpike !? I always buy the biggest spinners with a weight of around 20 grams so they run deeper and create a lot of turbulence in the water. The costs for these spinners are 3.99 euro at the angling shop where I always buy them.
22-02-2019 till 01-03-2019: We Just had a week of vacation. No, we have not been to sunny countries but to sunny Reeuwijk. Last year we could skate and now we have become brown from the sun and temperatures of 18 degrees.
From the park you can fish for predatory fish in different ways.
-On the park itself.
-The Breevaart. A ditch that goos from the park to Gouda.
-The surrounding polders.
-The Reeuwijkse lakes.
-On the park itself:
We managed to catch 1 pike at the park. Unfortunately, due to the reed, it is difficult to get along the waterfront. If you can take a boat with you then I know for sure that there are many pike to catch between the houses. Actually, we wanted to go fishing from the house with dead bait but given the many fish-eating birds we did not dare to do this.
-The Breevaart:
The breevaart connect the houses of Landal with Gouda, but there are also a number of points where the reeuwijkse lakes are connected with the breevaart. As a result, not only pike is swimming but also pike-perch. We knew by the evening just before it was dark to catch 3 pike-perch along the bridges. Also a little pike took the bait.
-The surrounding polders.
If you go fishing in the polders of Reeuwijk pay attention to
where you are allowed to fish! I was allowed to fish with my fishing permit between the motorway (A12) and Reeuwijk village. Considering the regular checks, it can be an expensive fishing holiday when you fish at the wrong place. However, the polders are a true paradise for pike anglers. We managed to catch 5 pike and unfortunately lose several, including a very big one.
-The Reeuwijkse lakes.
The Reeuwijkse lakes consist of 13 lakes and if you thought that fishing in the polder is paying attention then fishing on the real lakes is completely a difficult story. The lakes are partly owned by the municipality of Reeuwijk, but also by dozens of owners per lake. With my fishing license I can fish on certain parts of different lakes but it is not really possible to say exactly where this is. If you really do not want to get any problems, then it's best to buy a fishing license at landal reeuwijk for 4.20 euros. This allows you to fish a day on certain parts of different lakes. But if you drive to the lake elfhoeven you can fish at whole the lake. Now, the next challenge comes! The lakes are known for the pike-perch but from the side this is in my opinion not to do. I would not go fishing on the lakes but just actively fishing for pike-perch in the breevaart.