Dive with Vasco @ Tynaarlo 080906

Yesterday i've been diving with Vasco a buddy from duikforum.nl.
He was at a customer all day close to my dwellings, so why not combine work with pleasure ey!
So we went to Tynaarlo, which was poor to put it mildly the last time is was there, but word was it had improved.

And some improvement Tynaarlo has made in the last 2 weeks!
From being a murky putrid pool to nice and clear and full of life!

About 4 minutes into the dive we crossed paths with a pike that was well, rather impressive!
If i'd have to guess, about 80/90 Cm in lengthe and 13/5 cm think on the thickes part.
All in all, the king of the pond so to speak.
Then we came across about 4 juvenile pikes in 30 meters of water, love those their spot pattern is really sharp, great foto material, that is if i'd have a scuba-cam......

after being pulled back by my fins by Vasco we found a nice thick eel hiding in the plants, which was skillfully "coached" out of the planst by Vasco.
The eel was easily over a meter long.
The second eel was swimming around the open water but we lost him quite quickly in the chase.

The best part was when it became a bit darker, shining around with a lamp it looked like a starry night, silver flashes every where! thousands upon thousands of tiny stickle bass!!!!!

All in all, one of the best dives of the year!!!!