Now Playing: 6 weeks in Holland

 

It has again been ages since I posted – the thing is, I did g fishing, only I was sooooo busy with everything else that I had no time to write about it.

First, I had to go to The Netherlands to sort quite a few things out – loads of work, stress and awful weather did get my spirits down. I did sneak out for a few evenings when the wind was tolerable – I mean three layers f woollen clothes plus the winter jacket – I do wander how dd I survive in Holland for all those years. And then, when I was finally at the water, it all came into focus – I did manage to survive it precisely because of fishing – as cold and as comfortable as it gets, the catch is what kept me focused. Ok, so I did flat fishing with rug worm as it was seabass migration season – they were around in huge numbers, mostly small ones but also a few I took home and enjoyed with my family and a glass of wine… Location – good old Scheveningen pier m- the stones and snags of which I still know by heart. I do not deny I had my fun with whiting, flatfish and bass all in shallows and using a 2lb carp rod for my 12gr float, but to be perfectly honest, I do not miss it at all! It was just a necessary evil to feed my addiction under the given circumstances!