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 Fly Fishing In Rotterdam For Rainbow Trout
Posted by marcel on December 20, 2004
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Just returned from a days fishing in the brackish water of Lake Oostvoorne near
the port of Rotterdam.
The fishing on the lake was closed for a couple of months (season) and had
just recently opened. Yesterday a group of our local club went fishing there
and blanked amidst miserable weather conditions.
When we went this morning roads where iced up, it was freezing outside and the
skies where clear. At the lake the temperature was just above freezing and a strong
Northerly wind was blowing on the water.
Early morning I hooked into a fish on a small black booby nymph. Rainbow trout.
We were fishing at the Northern shore of the lake. Action was minimal so we decided to hit the Southern shore in the afternoon. When we arrived at the Southern shore we where exposed to the full force of the wind. Nobody got hits and no fish where to be seen. After an hour or so fruitless fishing we all came to the conclusion that our first location was better than the one we where currently at. All gear including the belly-boats where put in the car for our trip to the other shore.
Niels and Tom launched their belly-boats and moved to the East while I fished the seawalls and structures along the shore. I received one more hit but missed the fish. Niels and Tom each managed to catch a Rainbow trout at the end of the day. Near sunset we called it quits and settled in the restaurant at the shore for a meal. We slowly thawed while enjoying a good
meal in good company.
At least this fishing day was not in vain. Everybody caught fish and had several takes even tough it was quite cold. I guess we have to repeat this exercise very soon.
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Re: Fly Fisihing In Rotterdam For Rainbow Trout
by jeremy on December 20, 2004 http://www.fliesandfins.com | great article marcel and nice fish. looks very healthy. seems like you really had to fight the elements, but it paid off. i would have been like you and fished the seawalls and structures - you have to be a brave soul to use a belly boat in Rotterdam under these conditions in the dead of winter. they must have been freezing!!
GREAT PHOTOS! i took the liberty of blending 2 of them into one. i kinda like the way the sunset photo now just blends into the trout photo. i hope to make it over to europe someday and fly fish with you. i would especially like to try my luck in some of those slow winding German trout streams. maybe someday! |
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one more thing
by jeremy on December 20, 2004 http://www.fliesandfins.com | | i have a question. you say that the water is brakish. so i assume that means the trout are sea run? if so - the trout must be able to get big. what is the biggest trout that you could catch in the waters you were fishing??? are there also other types of trout?? |
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