Waters · Netherlands
Amsterdam Canals fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The world capital of urban street fishing: clear-water canals where metre-plus pike live under houseboats and perch chase lures between bicycles and bridges.
Today's report: excellent (85/100)
Zander is the most promising species on Amsterdam Canals today. Water temperature is around 12.3°C and barometric pressure is stable.
Best time to fish today
- 01:00–03:00 local time — score 94/100
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 89/100
- 13:00–15:00 local time — score 89/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Thursday 8 Oct | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Pike | 78 — good | 81 — excellent | 90 — excellent |
| European Perch | 69 — good | 86 — excellent | 89 — excellent |
| Zander | 85 — excellent | 91 — excellent | 91 — excellent |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Amsterdam Canals rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- cloud cover: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+0.95)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:33:50 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- When pike bite: the pressure, light and temperature windows
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
More northern pike waters
- Bodensee (Lake Constance) — Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Chew Valley Lake — Somerset, England
- Lake Windermere — Lake District, England
- Loch Lomond — Scotland
- Lough Corrib — Galway, Ireland
Nearby waters
- IJsselmeer — Netherlands (57 km away)
- Rhine (Cologne) — North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (214 km away)
- Norfolk Broads — Norfolk, England (233 km away)
- Edersee — Hesse, Germany (315 km away)
- Elbe (Hamburg) — Hamburg, Germany (361 km away)
- Rutland Water — Rutland, England (375 km away)