Oosterschelde - Sea bass

Date: 19 & 22 August 2015
Country: The Netherlands
River: Oosterschelde
Nearest city/town: Tholen
Fish: Sea bass
Technique: Spinfishing
Gear: Spin rod with braided line + 35/100 nylon + softbait (black minnow)

Two days on the water with some friends, catching sea bass, enjoying a cold beer in the hot sun!

Norway - Trout & Grayling

Date: 10-14 August 2015
Country: Norway
River: Rena
Nearest city/town: Rena
Fish: Trout & grayling
Technique: flyfishing from kayak
Gear: 6-rod, 4x leader, 5x tippet, dry fly

I booked a last-minute flight to Oslo, Norway, stayed one night in Oslo and took the train to Rena. At the station Ulf was already jumping, both arms in the air, to welcome me. The same evening, I was on the river in a kayak taking the first picture below. It was a magical evening and I caught a big grayling.
The river was full of trout close to the shore and grayling more in the middle of the river. Every evening there were may flies and sedges hatching and the fish went crazy. A calm river could turn into a feeding-frenzy fish pool in 15 minutes. We fished until it was to dark to see anything and we paddled back to the shore. Tired from fishing, we usually smoked a trout and had beer to exchange our stories of the day.
The afternoons were spent tying flies. Ulf was kind enough to teach me some basic fly tying. 
Check out Ulf's awesome flies (and how to tie them) on my YouTube channel!

Slovenia - Trout

Date: 12-15 July 2015
Country: Slovenia
River: Soça
Nearest city/town: Tolmin
Fish: Trout
Technique: flyfishing
Gear: 6-rod, 4x leader, 5x tippet, dry fly (may fly & caddisfly)

Accomodation: Pri Kafolu 

My first trip to Slovenia was so good I had to share this with my wife. So during our summer holiday we drove to Slovenia so I could show her the wonderful rivers. We also drove to the small coast of Slovenia between Croatia and Italy and visited a town called Piran. Next we drove to Italy (San Remo) and from there we went to the North of Spain to join our friends and family.

Slovenia - Trout

Date: 15-20 June 2015
Country: Slovenia
River: Soça
Nearest city/town: Tolmin
Fish: Trout
Technique: flyfishing
Gear: 6-rod, 4x leader, 5x tippet, dry fly (may fly & caddisfly; nymph)

Accommodation: Pri Kafolu 
Guide: Lesley - Slo-Fly 

My first flyfishing trip! We practised 1 or 2 times in this flyfishing-only trout lake in the South-East of the Netherlands called 'de ronde bleek'.
Before we knew it, two Flemish guys, one Dutch guy and a Norwegian guy were on their way to flyfish together in Slovenia!
We were overwhelmed by the beauty of Slovenian nature and the friendliness of the Slovenian people. A lot of big-sized rainbow trouts and marble trouts were caught. If you plan to go there: make sure you check out the links to the accommodation and guide above!