TacticsPike Fishing Reservoirs in Autumn: When the Water Level Drops
When reservoirs are drawn down in autumn, exposed edges and baitfish pushed out into open water create one of the most reliable windows of the whole pike season. Here's how to read the new drop-offs, work swimbaits along them, and follow the baitfish schools that pull big pike out into open water.
Nov 5, 20267 min read
TechniqueJigging Spoons for Perch: Open-Water Schools Over Deep Structure
When perch pull off the banks and bunch up over open water in deep reservoirs, only one lure gets down fast enough and stays in contact: the jigging spoon. Here's how to read your fish finder, pick the right spoon weight, and work a vertical presentation that triggers hesitant late-season bites.
Nov 2, 20266 min read
ZanderFall Zander Fishing on Reservoirs: Deep Edges and Open Water
When fall turnover wipes out the thermocline on a reservoir, zander scatter across depths they haven't touched since spring. Here's how to read the sonar, size up to 28-40 gram football jig heads, and work both deep edges and open water to find them.
Oct 26, 20267 min read
TacticsAutumn Storms on the Lake: Why the Windward Shore Is Now Your Best Friend
When autumn storms churn up the lake, most anglers head home. Here's why the windward shore turns into prime pike and zander water in the hours after a storm peaks, plus the edges, lures, and timing that make the difference.
Oct 22, 20266 min read
wissenSize Limits and Slot Limits: What You Can Keep and Why
Why minimum size limits for pike, zander, perch and catfish vary so much from one water to the next, how fishery rules can be stricter than the law, and why slot limits protect the most fertile mid-size fish in a population instead of the biggest trophies.
Oct 19, 20267 min read
multiCrankbait Diving Bills Explained: How to Dial In Running Depth and Action
The diving bill on a crankbait is more than a cosmetic detail — it drives running depth and wobble action alike. Learn how bill length, width, and angle determine depth, read action at a glance, and match your lure to the water you're fishing instead of guessing from the packaging.
Oct 15, 20266 min read
TacticsRiver Pike in Autumn: Fishing Groynes, Current Seams and Harbor Mouths
Discover why groynes, current seams, and harbor mouths hold the best autumn river pike. Learn to read current shadows, work lures with the flow instead of against it, and use water level shifts to pinpoint active fish.
Oct 12, 20266 min read
TechniqueDead Baitfishing for Zander: Float Rig Setup and the Strike After the Take
Dead bait under a float is still one of the deadliest zander tactics around — if you get the bait size, float capacity, and strike timing right. Here's the full breakdown, from rig setup to the two-second wait that decides whether you land the fish or lose it.
Oct 8, 20266 min read
LuresLure Color in Low Light: What Actually Works in Murky Water and at Dusk
Forget the color chart. In murky water and failing light, silhouette and contrast catch more pike, zander and perch than the 'right' color ever will. Here's how to read visibility and pick the right lure every time.
Oct 1, 20267 min read
SeasonDeep-Water Autumn Pike: Big Swimbaits on the Baitfish Balls
When the thermocline breaks down in autumn, baitfish schools push out into deep water — and the biggest pike follow. Here's why oversized swimbaits and long pauses on the drop out-fish small crankbaits once the lake flips over.
Sep 24, 20267 min read
welsSummer Wels Catfish: Drifting Through the Night with an Underwater Float
When the water holds over twenty degrees and the river lies mirror-calm, a surface float gives away every subtle bite. Here's why I switch to an invisible underwater float, paired with a fresh lobworm bundle and a slow night drift, to fool big wels catfish on the last warm nights of summer.
Sep 22, 20266 min read
TechniqueAutumn Zander Jigging: The Pre-Winter Feeding Frenzy
Water temperatures are dropping fast, and zander are feeding hard before winter. Here's how to dial in jighead weight, colour and presentation for vertical jigging from the boat — and turn a few hours on a good drop-off into your best zander session of the year.
Sep 21, 20266 min read
zanderZander on the Danube: A Multi-Day Trip Through Impounded Water
A multi-day zander trip on a Danube impoundment rewards anglers who read the water like a drowned river instead of a calm lake. Here's how to plan the logistics, time the turbine schedule, and find the old channel, groyne fields, and turbine outflow that hold fish.
Sep 17, 20268 min read
TechniqueHow to Find Fishing Hotspots with Side Imaging Sonar
Side imaging sonar turns blind casting into targeted fishing. Here's how I dial in transducer placement, frequency, and boat speed, read shadows to judge structure height, and build a real waypoint system instead of a random pile of pins.
Sep 8, 20267 min read
TechniqueLive Sonar Scouting: Targeting Predator Fish in Real Time
Forward-facing sonar has changed predator fishing from guesswork into observation. Learn how to spot holding zander, pike and perch on the screen, read their behavior, and trigger reaction bites before you ever feel the take.
Sep 7, 20266 min read
TechniqueWinter Perch at the Ice Edge: Micro-Jigs and the Art of Vertical Presentation
When the water drops into the high 30s, perch stop chasing and start waiting — and that changes everything about how you fish for them. Here's how micro-jigs, patient vertical presentation, and reading the ice edge turn a blank winter session into your best perch outing of the year.
Sep 3, 20267 min read
TechniqueChoosing the Right Jig Head Weight: Match Your Soft Plastic to Depth and Current
The jig head weight decides more about your catch rate than lure size, colour or rod brand combined. Here's how to match your soft plastic to depth, current and bottom contact — so you feel every tick on the bottom instead of dragging blind over the rocks.
Aug 20, 20268 min read
gewaesserZander in the Shipping Canal: How to Fish Sheet Piling and Mooring Berths
Everyone writes off the commercial shipping canal as dead water — steel walls and grey nothing. That is exactly why it holds so many zander. Here is how to read the steel: fish the sheet piling parallel, target the rock armour at its foot, hunt the scoured-out holes at the mooring berths, and turn passing freighters into your best feeding windows instead of cursing them.
Aug 17, 20268 min read
streetfishingPerch on the Rhine-Herne Canal: Streetfishing the Quay Walls
Light rod, a handful of soft plastics and a few kilometres of steel sheet piling — that is all it takes to catch canal perch. A mobile streetfishing guide to working the endless concrete edges of Germany's industrial waterways for hard-fighting European perch.
Aug 13, 20266 min read
SeasonPike in August: Where the Big Ones Really Hold in the Heat
Most anglers write off high summer for pike — and miss out on some of the year's biggest fish. Here's how to read water temperature, oxygen and wind to find August pike on deep weed edges, wind-blown banks and cool inflows, plus the lures and fish-care that get results.
Aug 10, 20267 min read
WatersSpring Pike on the Bodden: Long Drifts Over Skinny Water
Spring on the Baltic Bodden is all about covering water. Learn how to run controlled wind drifts over vast shallow flats, rig big and light for skinny brackish water, and time the first warm window to catch the fat spring pike these salt waters are famous for.
Aug 3, 20267 min read
TechniqueSpring Perch Street Fishing: Harbours and Canal Mouths
Post-spawn perch stack up on urban harbour walls and canal mouths in spring. Here's how to read vertical structure, pick tiny soft plastics, and fish light jig heads and dropshot right against the wall to catch big perch in the middle of the city.
Jul 30, 20267 min read
LuresChatterbait for Pike in Murky Water: Vibration Over Sight
After heavy rain the lake turns to cold cocoa and most anglers pack up. That's exactly when a chatterbait shines. Here's why pike still hunt in dirty water, how their lateral line takes over from their eyes, and how to fish vibration and contrast along the weed edges to trigger vicious close-range strikes.
Jul 27, 20267 min read
LuresSpinnerbait vs. Chatterbait: When Each One Wins on Pike
Spinnerbait and chatterbait get lumped together, but they send two completely different signals into the water. Here's how to read the conditions and know exactly when to tie on which one for pike.
Jul 23, 20267 min read
TechniqueDropshot Zander in Clear Gravel Pit Lakes
Gravel pit lakes demand a different approach to zander fishing. Crystal-clear water, no current, and suspicious fish call for a long-leader dropshot rig fished with extreme patience along the plateau edge. Here's how to crack the code on these challenging venues.
Jul 20, 20269 min read
TechniqueTopwater Pike: Frog Lures and Walking Baits Along the Weed Edge
Midsummer pike fishing doesn't get more exciting than topwater. Frog lures for punching through heavy weed cover, walking baits for patrolling the weed edges — plus the one rule every responsible angler should follow when water temperatures climb.
Jul 16, 202611 min read
watersZander on the Elbe: Reading Groyne Fields After a Flood
When floodwaters recede on the Elbe, most anglers stay home. That's a mistake. Falling water levels push zander into groyne fields where current meets slack water — concentrated, feeding hard, and often just metres from the bank. Here's how to read the water and pick them apart with jigs.
Jul 13, 20267 min read
TechniqueCatfish on the Span Rig: Live Bait Over Deep Holes
The span rig lets you present live bait with pinpoint accuracy over deep holes in the river — spots you can't reach with a standard bottom rig. Here's how to set it up, find the right swims, pick the best baitfish, and fish through the night for wels catfish.
Jul 9, 20269 min read
Field ReportCatfish in the Deep Hole: Daytime Shad Fishing for Giant Wels
Most anglers wait for nightfall to target wels catfish. But the biggest fish feed around the clock — if you know where to find them. A field report on jigging heavy soft plastics through deep river holes in broad daylight, and why the midday sun might be your best ally.
Jul 6, 20268 min read
KnowledgeFeeding Windows: When Do Predator Fish Actually Feed?
What triggers those explosive, short-lived feeding frenzies in pike, zander, and perch? Four key factors — barometric pressure, moon phase, water temperature, and light — determine when predators switch on. Learn to read the patterns and be on the water when it matters.
Jul 2, 202610 min read
TechniqueFloat Tube Pike Fishing: Sneaking Up on the Reed Edges
Float tubes are a game changer for pike fishing on small club lakes. Learn how to silently approach reed edges, cast parallel to the structure, and fight pike at water level — with practical tips on tackle, lure presentation, and safety.
Jun 30, 20268 min read
TechniqueSummer Perch on Dropshot: Targeting Deep Reservoir Plateaus
When summer heat pushes perch into deep water, most anglers give up. Smart ones grab a dropshot rig and head for the underwater plateaus. Here's how to read your sonar, find the key contact points, and work a finesse presentation that turns lethargic summer perch into rod-bending action.
Jun 30, 20269 min read
praxisNight Fishing for Zander in Summer: Targeting Shallow Ledges After Dark
When other anglers pack up at sunset, the real zander fishing begins. In summer, zander move onto shallow plateaus and ledges between one and three metres deep. Here's how to target them at night with slow presentations, light jigheads, and a stealthy approach.
Jun 26, 20268 min read
TechniqueFinding Perch Schools in Midsummer: How to Read Surface Feeding Frenzies
When perch push baitfish to the surface in midsummer, chaos erupts — and your window is seconds. Learn how to read feeding frenzies, pick the right topwater lures, and hook fish after fish before the school dives again.
Jun 23, 20269 min read
TechniqueFinesse Perch Fishing: Why Less Catches More in Autumn and Winter
When water temperatures drop below 10°C, perch stop chasing big lures. That's when finesse techniques like drop shot, Ned rig, and wacky rig become devastatingly effective. Here's how to downsize your approach and start catching when everyone else blanks.
Jun 22, 20268 min read
TechniqueDrop Shot for Perch: The Technique That Changes Everything
Drop shot is the ultimate finesse technique for pressured perch. Learn how to rig it, which soft plastics to use, how to work them with minimal action, and why doing almost nothing often catches the most fish.
Jun 22, 202614 min read
Field ReportJerkbait Pike Fishing at Laacher See: When the Volcanic Lake Awakens
Germany's Laacher See is a volcanic crater lake with gin-clear water and serious pike. Here's why jerkbaits outperform every other lure in early spring — and exactly how to work them along the drop-offs and shallow bays of this extraordinary Eifel lake.
Jun 22, 20267 min read
