Captain

Frans Boonstra

Nationality: Dutch
Languages: English, Dutch, German
Experience: 8 years

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Captain
Frans Boonstra

Member since September 2019 Wijk Bij Duurstede, Netherlands

Background: I've been fishing all my life, and in 2018, I decided to dedicate my career to doing what I love. I'm addicted to catching predatory fish, especially Zander. I enjoy teaching people how to fish, sharing passion and knowledge with my clients, and showing them a good time in beautiful nature. I love being outdoors, catching fish, and I love even more sharing that experience with other avid anglers.
Techniques: I prefer fishing with light rods and fishing with lures or dead bait in several ways.

Hey, I'm Captain Frans Boonstra

Wijk Bij Duurstede, Nederland

Background: I've been fishing all my life, and in 2018, I decided to dedicate my career to doing what I love. I'm addicted to catching predatory fish, especially Zander. I enjoy teaching people how to fish, sharing passion and knowledge with my clients, and showing them a good time in beautiful nature. I love being outdoors, catching fish, and I love even more sharing that experience with other avid anglers.
Techniques: I prefer fishing with light rods and fishing with lures or dead bait in several ways.

Reviews

Fishing Reports

My Charter Listing

Kayakfisher

4.9 / 5

(47 beoordelingen)

4.9 / 5

(47 beoordelingen)

Wijk Bij Duurstede • 13 ft • 4 personen

Directe bevestiging

Trips vanaf US $83

Fishing Reports

Big ides on De Krommerijn

Jul 28, 2022 Wijk Bij Duurstede

Today I was allowed to arrange a fishing trip that the wife had received as a surprise from her husband. It took getting used to the techniques we were using so it was difficult for my clients to catch fish. And when a nice pike finally grabbed the baitfish from my female guest, this fish was unfortunately lost. Because there are many large ides and asps on this water, I had thrown bread into the water all day long. And finally we saw the long-awaited eddies on the surface of the water. After I caught a big ide, my male guest also switched to ide fishing. And he knew that game right away. After a few big roaches he also caught a beautiful ide. On the way back we trolled and that resulted in 2 fat bass in the last 10 minutes.

Kayakfishing on De Overijsselse Vecht

Jul 26, 2022 Wijk Bij Duurstede

This day I had the honor of hosting a birthday trip. On special request I came to water that is in the vicinity of the customer. That meant figuring out what could work well here. When the customer felt light bites I tried a smaller hook and then found out which baitfish was swimming around here. I caught a few of those to use as bait. But... there were no bites on this bait. So I advised a shad that matched the baitfish in color. And that worked for my guest; in addition to a missed bite and a pike shooting off the surface, a nice pike came on board. And I caught some nice perches myself with a smaller bait because I didn't want to catch the pike for my client.

Kayakfishing on De Krommerijn

Jul 13, 2022 Wijk Bij Duurstede

Today we were with my Hobie-kayaks on the small river called Krommerijn in Holland. My guest came from South Africa and wanted to learn fishing in Holland. And he was lucky or ..... a good angler. Anyway, he catched his first pike ever in 8 minutes under the bridge where we started. Most of the time it brings bad luck to catch the first fish so early. But not today on the 13th (!) of July. After this pike he catched a beautiful zander and... another pike and another zander and another pike. And half way our trrip we catched some small perches and gobles from shore just for the fun and because they were new species for my guest. So we had a great day and some very nice catches in beautiful surroundings.

Zander workshop

Jul 31, 2021 Wijk Bij Duurstede

This half day we went fishing in a canal nearby Wijk bij Duurstede in the centre of the Netherlands. My guests wanted to learn fishing on zander. We cathched this morning 4 zanders.

Fishing with kids

Jul 29, 2021 Wijk Bij Duurstede

Last week I went fishing with two nice kids. We had a lot of fun nearby my house in a little town called Oudega in the province Friesland (Holland). We catched lot of roachs and the kids good not stop : ). The next day I went also fishing on pike with the boy.

Customer reviews

Beoordelingsoverzicht

4.9 / 5

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Boot

4.7 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Ervaring

4.9 / 5

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Frans is a very cool local Dutch guide !

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Cheyenne S.

5.0 / 5

Ervaring:

5.0 / 5

Boot

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Algemeen

Patient and knowledgeable

GECONTROLEERD Half Day Trip – Kayak Fishing (AM) op Augustus 21, 2025

Cheyenne S.

5.0 / 5

Aug 21, 2025

Half Day Trip – Kayak Fishing (AM)

I had a great time! My guide was was extremely patient waiting for me to find my way there and then showing me the best ways to catch the different fish in the river. The kayaks he brought with him were great because they have a peddle system that powers you through the water. He told me the history of the river and was very knowledgeable about the river habitat. Considering that a 13 min ride to the airport was 55 euros and this 4 hour adventure was well under a 100 euros, I thought... Meer

I had a great time! My guide was was extremely patient waiting for me to find my way there and then showing me the best ways...

Cheyenne S. raadt Kayakfisher aan

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Frans Boonstra (De Schipper)

Beantwoord op Augustus 26, 2025

Hi Cheyenne, thanks for booking me and your pleasant company and your nice review. I hope we meet again for an other fishing adventure.

Frans Boonstra (De Schipper)

Beantwoord op Augustus 26, 2025

Hi Cheyenne, thanks for booking me and your pleasant company and your nice review. I hope we meet again for an other fishing adventure.

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Artem B.

5.0 / 5

Ervaring:

5.0 / 5

Boot

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Algemeen

Frans is a very cool local Dutch guide !

GECONTROLEERD Full Day Trip – Kayak Fishing op September 14, 2025

Artem B.

5.0 / 5

Sep 14, 2025

Full Day Trip – Kayak Fishing

Frans is a very cool local Dutch guide !

GECONTROLEERD

Thanks a lot to Frans, we got really nice local experience and explanation on ways of fishing in the area around. We saw some nice Dutch channels we always wanted to see from the water level, and kayak experience is perfect for that. Despite the weather changes there was some nice perch and pike action, fishing in NL is great afer all.

Thanks a lot to Frans, we got really nice local experience and explanation on ways of fishing in the area around. We saw some...

Artem B. raadt Kayakfisher aan

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Frans Boonstra (De Schipper)

Beantwoord op September 15, 2025

Thanks for your lovely review. I am glad you liked the tour and my explanations about fishing in Holland. It was a pleasure to have you on board and sharing our experiences and I hope it will lead to catch a lot of big pikes.

Frans Boonstra (De Schipper)

Beantwoord op September 15, 2025

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Henry M.

5.0 / 5

Ervaring:

5.0 / 5

Boot

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Algemeen

Amazing morning kayak fishing!

GECONTROLEERD Half Day Trip – Kayak Fishing (AM) op Oktober 1, 2025

Henry M.

5.0 / 5

Okt 1, 2025

Half Day Trip – Kayak Fishing (AM)

Amazing morning kayak fishing!

GECONTROLEERD

had an amazing morning kayak fishing, really great tackle and kayaks. I learned lots of new methods of lure fishing from frans, he is very knowledgeable and a great angler! i will definitely start doing more pike fishing now!

had an amazing morning kayak fishing, really great tackle and kayaks. I learned lots of new methods of lure fishing from frans,...

Henry M. raadt Kayakfisher aan

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Frans Boonstra (De Schipper)

Beantwoord op Oktober 1, 2025

Thanks Henry for your great review. I’m glad you enjoyed it and are continuing to improve your pike fishing skills, even though the fish weren’t very cooperative today.

Frans Boonstra (De Schipper)

Beantwoord op Oktober 1, 2025

Thanks Henry for your great review. I’m glad you enjoyed it and are continuing to improve your pike fishing skills, even though the fish weren’t very cooperative today.

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Diana T.

5.0 / 5

Ervaring:

5.0 / 5

Boot

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Algemeen

Great experience

GECONTROLEERD Full Day Trip – Kayak Fishing op September 27, 2025

Diana T.

5.0 / 5

Sep 27, 2025

Full Day Trip – Kayak Fishing

Great experience

GECONTROLEERD

My girlfriend bought me this trip for my birthday as she knew I want to kayak fish and I loved it. Next time on the sea 👍 Frans was a great guide!

My girlfriend bought me this trip for my birthday as she knew I want to kayak fish and I loved it. Next time on the sea 👍

Diana T. raadt Kayakfisher aan

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Frans Boonstra (De Schipper)

Beantwoord op September 27, 2025

Thanks for your nice review. I gave my best but the fish did not cooperate very well. It was a pleasure to meet you and I am happy you love kayak fishing now as I do. Maybe we will have another trip on the see.

Frans Boonstra (De Schipper)

Beantwoord op September 27, 2025

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Rohit B.

5.0 / 5

Ervaring:

5.0 / 5

Boot

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Algemeen

Great fishing with Frans!

GECONTROLEERD Half Day Trip – Kayak Fishing (AM) op Augustus 16, 2025

Rohit B.

5.0 / 5

Aug 16, 2025

Half Day Trip – Kayak Fishing (AM)

Great fishing with Frans!

GECONTROLEERD

I had a very nice time fishing with Frans. He is knowledgeable about the local areas and I caught a couple of pikes!

Rohit B. raadt Kayakfisher aan

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Frans Boonstra (De Schipper)

Beantwoord op Augustus 18, 2025

Thank you for coming and your review Rohit. I hope to see you again and that we then will catch a good zander.

Frans Boonstra (De Schipper)

Beantwoord op Augustus 18, 2025

Thank you for coming and your review Rohit. I hope to see you again and that we then will catch a good zander.

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Hey, I'm Captain Frans Boonstra

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Kayakfisher

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Patient and knowledgeable

Patient and knowledgeable

Frans is a very cool local Dutch guide !

Frans is a very cool local Dutch guide !

Amazing morning kayak fishing!

Amazing morning kayak fishing!

Great experience

Great experience

Great fishing with Frans!

Great fishing with Frans!

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