03-10-2026: With the days are shorter and colder, the plan was to catch some pike. Unfortunately, apart from a small perch, the predatory fish weren't biting. In hindsight, we would have been better off feeder fishing; after hooking two bream that managed to get off the hook, I did eventually manage to land a third one.
04-10-2026: Now that winters in the Netherlands are getting warmer, we have fewer opportunities to enjoy our ice rinks. Fortunately, these rinks are increasingly home to fish. Although I saw several carp swimming about, it was only a pike that took my corn for a bite. So, yesterday I was pike fishing and caught a bream, and today I was bream fishing and caught a pike ;)
16-10-2026 till 19-10-2026: Now that winter is slowly approaching, this will be one of the last carp trips of 2026. Another carp lake in the Netherlands that has been on my to-do list for years and finally it was time. The lake (Duijlmeer) is an old sand excavation of almost 2 hectares. After a few quiet days, the fish finally started feeding on Sunday. And after catching two tench, the first carp went into the net. Eventually followed by a nice long second carp. In the end, it was another successful weekend.
