Got teeth?

We love fishing for pike. Pike are agressive, they have some nasty teeth, and they only have one thing on their mind when they see your “fly”: “must… destroy… that… fly!!!”

Last weekend we have fished some awesome places for pike. A couple of friends invited us to come fishing with them in their homewaters. And they take the term “homewaters” quite literally! The fishing spots were next to busy roads and in between houses!

Looking for fish…

For us, coming from the quiet south of The Netherlands, that was kind of strange. We are not used to fishing between cars and houses. But I’ll have to admit, it’s something special!

Philip fishing at someones front gate

After the first couple of minutes it becomes clear to me why these guys fish here. There’s simply a lot of pike!! Every little corner, bridge, intersection, and everywhere in between holds pike. Back home it has become normal for me to fish for pike a long day, and maybe see one or two. So I feel spoiled here! The amazing thing is the guys told me the pike weren’t even in their best taking mood. When the water becomes colder, the pike seem to concentrate even more on certain area’s, and they do so in large numbers.

Brian with his first fish

Not every pike is big, but they sure put up a good fight!

Edwin’s EP GM pikefly (dyckers.com)

Sander fighting his fish

Sander with his pike

Pieter-Bas fishing the Dutch polder

Oehh mama! Pieter-Bas with his fish

A good fishing trip isn’t complete without a bit of playing with fire…

And some good food!

Yours truly fighting a fish

Pike!!

A good hotspot

EP-Pike streamers catch a lot of pike!

Nice pike for Brian

Edwin with his catch

Me and another pike

Brian caught this fish almost literally at his feet

Me and another pike

There were no monster pike caught, but there are 1 meter + pike in these waters… You just have to find them! One thing is for sure, before the ice appears on the “polders” I’ll be back to look for them!