Waters · Netherlands
IJsselmeer fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The dammed former sea is a zander factory — huge, shallow and turbid, fished by drifting over subtle depth changes that would be invisible anywhere else.
Today's report: excellent (86/100)
Zander is the most promising species on IJsselmeer today. Water temperature is around 12.3°C and barometric pressure is falling.
Best time to fish today
- 18:00–20:00 local time — score 68/100
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 77/100
- 07:00–09:00 local time — score 65/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Thursday 8 Oct | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zander | 86 — excellent | 78 — good | 69 — good |
| European Perch | 71 — good | 68 — good | 63 — good |
| Northern Pike | 76 — good | 70 — good | 68 — good |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's IJsselmeer rating:
- water temperature: helping (+1)
- pressure trend: helping (+1)
- light: helping (+1)
- cloud cover: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:03:20 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
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
More zander waters
- Balaton — Hungary
- Śniardwy — Masuria, Poland
- Amsterdam Canals — Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Curonian Lagoon — Klaipėda, Lithuania
- Danube (Budapest) — Budapest, Hungary
Nearby waters
- Amsterdam Canals — Amsterdam, Netherlands (57 km away)
- Rhine (Cologne) — North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (235 km away)
- Norfolk Broads — Norfolk, England (259 km away)
- Edersee — Hesse, Germany (311 km away)
- Elbe (Hamburg) — Hamburg, Germany (317 km away)
- Rutland Water — Rutland, England (403 km away)