So there you have it. Our pike heaven froze over. Apparently, nature thought it was time to protect the heavily targeted fish with a temporarily defensive shield. Good for them, and in the long run probably good for us too, since the last month we already noticed fishing pressure has had u huge effect on pike behaviour.
Although we still did find some open water in the polder yesterday, we couldn't move a single pike. But, as our former soccer hero Johan Cruijff says, every disadvantage has its advantage. And indeed, since Dutch ice ages tend to be accompanied by nice, stable weather, it's a real treat to be out there anyway.
Who are The Dutch Four and what are they up to anyway?
We're 4 guys from Holland (scroll down for pics if you must) who will participate in the international pike-flyfishing tournament organized by Simon Graham from Baltic Pike Tours. This tournament will be held in Finland on 10-13 may 2010. Click herefor more information about this unique event. You might also want to check out Simon's Pike Fly Fishing Articles.
With our blog we intend to provide a nice and frequently updated read about pike fly fishing in general and our preparations for the tournament in particular. It also serves as a shamelessly subjective platform for our sponsors (see, told you we're from Holland: we don't beat around the bush). Bear in mind though that we had stuff to compare and that we didn´t go over one nights´ ice (yes, that´s a Dutchism).
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Beautiful pics! And great movie!
ReplyDeleteTja, wat kan ik nog meer zeggen.... Mijn Engels is prima, maar schrijven is niet mijn beste kant!
Gr. Rianne