SMartin Bork’s grandfather spent six days a week on the water. In wind and weather he drove out, threw out the net, took care of the vast wilderness of the Mecklenburg Lake District. In GDR times he was the head of the fishing brigade and organized water management. In the evening he came home with pike, zander, eel, roach and bream.
Martin Brok is happy if he can go out on the water one day a week. The 39-year-old is a fisherman, just like his father and grandfather were. And again not. Because Bork is also a service provider, entrepreneur, tourism manager, restaurateur, industry spokesman and conservationist. And right now he has his hands full: He offers 20 beds in five holiday apartments for hobby anglers, as well as fishing licenses for day use. Fishing permits now account for 25 percent of sales, and the proportion has risen steadily in recent years. There isn’t much time for conversation: “Due to the holidays, we’re fully booked at the moment, and the weather is also playing into our hands at the moment,” he reports.
