Fishing near Venlo, Limburg

Venlo sits on the Maas in the Dutch province of Limburg, where the river forms the backbone of the local fishing scene. The surrounding landscape of river channels, gravel-pit lakes, and smaller streams gives anglers a wide range of water types within easy reach. The Maasplassen — a network of interconnected lakes covering roughly 3,000 hectares, formed by gravel extraction — is the marquee destination in the region, alongside the Maas itself and tributary waters such as the Swalm and the Roer.