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Fishing near Hoorn, North Holland

Hoorn sits on the southwestern shore of the Markermeer in Noord-Holland, with direct access to one of the largest freshwater bodies in the Netherlands. The surrounding polderland is laced with sloten, vaarten and gouwes — the Grosthuizergouw, Wikgouw, Hoornse Hop, Korsloot, Gortersloot and Oude Gouw among them — giving anglers a dense network of still and slow-moving water within the city itself. The Markermeer and the broader IJsselmeer basin are the marquee fisheries, known for pike, pikeperch and bream, while the smaller inland waters hold carp, roach and perch.

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