Fishing near Soest, Utrecht

Soest sits in the province of Utrecht, flanked by the Utrechtse Heuvelrug and the low polder landscape stretching toward the Eemmeer and Gooimeer. The Eem runs close to the city, and the wider area connects anglers to a network of rivers, canals, and peat lakes — including the Loosdrechtse Plassen, Vecht, and Kromme Rijn — that are among the most fished freshwater stretches in the Netherlands.