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Fishing Reports
Fishing Report for Denmark
October 10, 2003
Posted by Presterno Fishing
Denmark
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One thing we all have in
common is that we have all
lost fish, and will continue
to do so. Interesting fact
really. The size of the hook
has no real relevance -
either the fish is landed or
lost. All fish are capable
of ridding themselves of
hooks regardless of size and
style. We, the puzzled
angler, has no idea how this
is done. They just do it.
More recently I watched an
angler fight with a rather
small brown trout ( that
clearly had more important
things to do than to be
dragged around it’s pool ),
only to land it to find the
trout has taken the hook
deep into it’s throat. The
angler struggled with the
fish, flapping madly on the
bank, in trying to remove
the hook with every tool of
the trade. After a good 5
minutes the hook was finally
removed, and the fish
returned – Dead. Why? I
suggested to the angler that
it would have been easier to
cut the line and the barb of
the hook and released the
fish without more stress and
injury. He just commented
that it was his best fly.
Really!
The fish was clearly under
the size limit and I asked
him what was more important:
his fly or the life of the
fish. You can imagine the
look on his face at the
thought of losing his “best
fly”.
I explained to him – as I
normally do – that fish have
an amazing ability to remove
the hook, even line and
traces, that would puzzle
the best of magicians.
Either by muscle contraction
or just pure magic, unless
you intend to keep the fish,
give it the benefit of the
doubt if the fish has
swallowed the hook and cut
of the line and barb and
release it.
Anyway, where was I?
Everything at the moment is
perfect here in Denmark.
Conditions are excellent for
sea run brown trout and
Grayling. While sea
temperatures have reached a
perfect 12oC, the rivers and
streams have seen a welcomed
fresh downpour of rain to
raise the water levels.
The coasts have been superb
almost everywhere has the
fish prepare for spawning
runs by feeding non stop.
There’s no real point in
listing fish sizes and
weights as, I have to many
to write here…And I can’t be
bothered! I will say that
average sizes are around
50cm and weights reaching
well into 1.5kg – 3.3lb.
Feeding all through the day
is pretty common. Flies
however, are sometimes the
problem. This time of year,
the fish can pass up almost
every fly presented to them.
Fussy is not the word I
would use to describe this
situation. Different
retrieves, different
colours, different underwear…
It doesn’t matter. If the
fish wants it – FISH ON.
Otherwise, it’s going to
test you.
I would recommend using a
more smaller fly that usual,
and one that simulates it’s
natural food; shrimps, sand
eels etc.
The entire shores of
southeast Jutland are great
and indeed all the coast
around Fyn. It’s a good
season with fantastic
sunsets and colours. The
fish are in prime condition.
A note, that most fish are
now in their spawning
colours, so be a good fellow
and release your fish. Each
fish you return provides our
future generations. They
have a hell of a journey
ahead of them, treat them
with respect and handle them
carefully if you do plan to
release them. Remember the
size limit – 40cm for sea
run brown trout if you do
really want to keep your
catch.
The rivers have seen a
tremendous Grayling turnout.
While the browns are taking
readily throughout the day,
with possibilities of using
a dry fly blind to get them
to commit to your fly,
Grayling are waiting for the
water to warm slightly after
midday before they begin to
rise to take the small
hatches of Iron Blues and
Sedges that drift downstream.
With only a couple of weeks
left until the rivers close
here, Grayling are readily
feeding to keep the angler
in enough stories to last
him until the rivers open
again next year. Peak times
my friends in both fresh and
saltwater.
So, enough for now. Remember
to book your fishing
holiday / guide with us NOW
for 2004. Up to 40% off all
fishing holidays. Daily
guiding is available 365
days a year. Autumn and
Winter is good salt fishing.
Tight lines all
Ripley Davenport
Fly Fishing Guide
Presterno Fishing
www.presterno.com
presterno@mail.com
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