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
TechniqueWinter Deadbait Fishing on the Bottom: How to Present Your Rods for Big Pike
In the depths of winter, a static deadbait on the bottom is often your best shot at a big pike. Here's the rig, the timing, and the spots that turn a frozen blank day into the fish of the season.
Aug 7, 20268 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
