We still have time overhere to fish. Even though the white stuff has been falling out of the sky yesterday I went fishing with HansF aka pikehunter or whatever he calls himself these days. Since we had a little problem with hard water during the recent days we picked out some rivers to try and catch pike. The river pike where not in the mood to bite though. I know, a petty excuse for a couple of lousy fisherman


Fishing in the snow.

We tried two different rivers without any succses. We had one last option though. If everything else failed we could always visit a certain ornamental pond in the city. The deciding factor would be the presence of hard water. When we came at the pond a large part was ice free so we where in business. Hans broke out the spinning rod while I tossed a large streamer into the lake. Hans got a hit when he retrieved his lure in the middle of the pond. He missed the fish though. That's why he is called pikehunter instead of pikecatcher. To my surprise a pike followed my streamer as I retrieved it close to the shore. The pike tried to nail the fly two times, I could see it clearly and missed the fish. Kind of an tradition to me.

Tomorrow we will be visiting a tackle shop near Rotterdam. Lake Oostvoorne with the big rainbows is close so we will be fishing there after shopping. Should be an interesting venue.