I get asked more and more often where and how I catch my trout — and who doesn't know the feeling? You're out and about, you drive over a small bridge, glance down to see if there's water below. If...

A community report by Christoph Oepp Dear fellow anglers, It was time for a holiday again. Lake Garda in northern Italy is one of Europe's most popular holiday destinations — sunshine, beautiful be...

a community report by Tim Schumacher Fishing large reservoirs is a challenge even for experienced anglers. Coaxing a fish from such a vast expanse of water — and doing so at depths that are rarely ...

You know those fishing days when you get only a handful of bites — and even those come to nothing because whatever's down there is being infuriatingly cautious? Proper frustrating, that. Zander are...

Dear fellow anglers, the Brandnertal is an absolute dream destination for fishing — perfect for fly fishing, but equally rewarding for lure anglers. If you fancy targeting salmonids against a stunn...

Aujourd'hui, parlons de la pêche à la mouche : comment s'y lancer, et si ça vaut vraiment le coup. La pêche à la mouche… mais c'est quoi exactement ? On pêche des mouches ? Avec des mouches ? On ci...

Dear fellow anglers, It's summer, and the scorching heat doesn't just make us feel sluggish and drained — most fish species become inactive in high temperatures too, seeking out the shaded corners ...

A reliable leader when predator fishing is absolutely essential. Nothing is more frustrating — or more avoidable — than losing the fish of your life because of a weak point in your tackle. In this ...

For some time now, it hasn't just been the lure of a pub crawl along the Reeperbahn or a harbour tour that draws people to Hamburg — it's the prospect of pulling a serious predator from the cool wa...

What Is a Garfish? 'When the rapeseed begins to bloom, the garfish swims to the coast.' That's an old saying from the north. In this article you'll find my methods, my favourite spots, a few tips...

In our YouTube video 'Can Owo Guide? | Catching Cod, Filleting and Cooking in Beer Batter', Daniel shows you how to fillet a cod after a great day on the water and cook it up properly in a beer bat...

What Are Spinners? Spinners have been around for roughly 130 years, ever since the brand Pflueger launched its very first self-rotating lure — the Luminous. Today there are hundreds of different va...

Almost every angler who actively fishes with soft lures for predators will reach a point where they start imagining how great it would be to design and make their own lures from scratch. But how do...

It's winter. Lakes are partly frozen over, the fish are hugging the bottom and have little motivation to feed — they're conserving energy. So the question quickly arises: what's a sensible way to f...

In this blog post, I want to give you a closer look at float tube fishing in general — and at float tube fishing for cod in the Baltic Sea in particular. What Is a Float Tube? A float tube is an in...

Dear fellow anglers, As some of you may have already seen on YouTube in Episode 19, I (Toni) spent time in mid-September with my brother Luis visiting Mirco in Stralsund, where I finally caught my ...

Dear fellow anglers, At the end of July, I set off on a motorbike 'Eurotour' across five different countries. Even though I knew we had a packed itinerary ahead of us, I couldn't resist doing a bit...

We were recently out on a rather special mission. We had planned a full day on the water well in advance, and by chance the conditions served up a scenario worth examining: after several days of wa...

One topic that never stops generating heated debate is the rig — or more broadly, the tackle setup for lure fishing. I'd like to dedicate this piece to a few core principles that can help every pre...

I recently came across an article that takes an interesting look at combining fishing and a family holiday. It struck a chord, so I wanted to pick up the topic and share my latest experiences with ...

Chers fans de Brochet & Perche, Le 1er janvier a de nouveau marqué le début de la période de protection pour le brochet (jusqu'au 30 avril) et le sandre (jusqu'au 31 mai) à Berlin. Le règlement...

Dear all, When I moved from London to Berlin twelve years ago as a golf coach, I had absolutely no idea what an angling paradise I'd landed in. Young and a little chaotic, I was busy enough just se...

Whether you're heading to a nearby river, a club pond or a gravel pit in the next village: hardly any lure angler sets out without a large and colourful selection of soft lures, the ones that give ...

As you may know, I live in Berlin-Charlottenburg, and since there are a few small but genuinely beautiful lakes in nearby Wilmersdorf, I looked into how to get a fishing permit there. Where Is the ...

I'm delighted that our very first report in the new series (Fishing Abroad) comes from one of the most exciting angling destinations on the planet: Thailand! Getting to Thailand On 25 December, my ...

A month ago, my wife and I decided to spend our first wedding anniversary on 6 December at Drewitzer See. Naturally, we (I) wanted to squeeze in a bit of fishing alongside the romance and relaxatio...

Although November and December are outstanding months for catching big predators, it can be absolutely miserable if you're not properly prepared for the cold. There's a saying: 'There's no such thi...

Plugs are hard lures that wobble and roll on the retrieve, and by now they're almost as varied as soft lures. There are plugs for every condition — clear or coloured water, high action, low action,...

Le marché des leurres s'est tellement développé ces dernières années qu'il est pratiquement impossible d'en dresser une liste exhaustive. Je vais donc te décrire mes leurres souples préférés ainsi ...

A lot of people aren't particularly fond of October. Summer is over, it gets colder, the days grow shorter — and so on. Yet autumn has so much to offer. Golden and red leaves on the trees, vast flo...

There are several techniques you can use to catch zander successfully. Particularly popular are jigging and the 'lazy' retrieve method, which use a similar rig but differ fundamentally in how you w...

There are a few cities in the world where you can catch zander well, but hardly any better than my adopted home city of Berlin. You just need to know where the 'spike princes' are holding! When Is ...

Whether you reach for a deadbait or a lure when targeting predators seems almost like a matter of personal faith. In this article we try to look at the question from both sides, weighing up all the...

The question of what colour a soft lure should ideally be is one that has kept anglers busy for a long time. The huge variety of colours available for soft plastics exists for good reason, though. ...

The Drewitzer See lies in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and forms part of the Müritz lake district. For anglers based in Berlin, it's a comfortable 1 hour 40 minutes away. Along the entire 650-hectare lak...