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Fishing Reports
Denmark and Lithuania
June 21, 2005
Posted by Distant Streams
Ebberup, Fy 5631 Denmark
Email: distantstreams@mail.com
Current Report
Its a kind of fly fishing
melting pot. Plenty of life
in the soup, and everyone
wants a piece of the meat
(nice saying that).
Regardless of wind, sun,
rain, cold, snow, ice,
hurricanes, blizzards,
Russian SSBN Nuclear Subs,
soggy sandwiches and socks
with holes in
the fish have
gathered to feed.
Spring arrived on the Danish
doorstep with a
sudden thud, without
warning igniting the
landscape in a bloom of
green. Blue skies, a
moderately warm sun and
light winds have blessed
most of Denmark over the
last weeks bringing anglers
out of their gloomy winter
shelters and an inviting
landscape. And rightly so!
Many fly lines had their
memories stretched out in
April and May with the hope
of a reward, the first of
the years catch, that
bumper Ya shoulda seen it,
it was flippin huge - with
your name on it - to snatch
that sparkling fly and give
that reel a work out. All
around Denmark (and
Lithuania), some fly
fisherman had placed their
flies strategically in the
right place at the right
time - with the right
choice - to win the day with
a fine specimen. Others have
not been so lucky. However,
the weather has complimented
the entire month of May and
I am sure that no angler
returned home demoralized
with a nil result.
Small but fat and silvery
trout resembling teenagers
going through puberty -
without the hair growth in
weird places have hung
around the shores.
Unfortunately, they are
often just under the Danish
legal size limit of 40 cm's
and sadly, cant by a beer
or a pack of cigarettes and
have to be returned
carefully.
Food is the key. So, a
knowledgeable angler will
look for food items along
the coast. Im not talking
about chicken drumsticks,
half eaten McSandwiches,
sweet and sour pork balls or
cornflakes. Im on about
small baitfish, sand-eels,
shrimps and other juicy sea
trout type grub, because
where there is food more
than likely there is a
silver pubesant sea trout.
If you want a piece of this
action then you have to know
about their routines and
habitats. Sea trout move
around regularly along open
shorelines. They are either
following their dinner or
migrating back and forth
between their spawning and
their feeding grounds.
Either way you look at it,
Spring is the right time to
stand in the salt, throwing
around that fly that
resembles nothing Earthly
natural in the land of
Danish pastries, Carlsberg
beer, Vikings, sea trout and
that cute little mermaid
that has her head removed
every once in a while.
Get ready
Hook up
Equipment check
This could be the start of
something big. However,
knowing the likelihood of a
sudden snow storm or gale
force wind, I wont push the
boat out to far in saying
for definite that the season
has started, but its close
enough for me.
While the saltwater scene
has not been exactly top
notch so far, the garfish
have taken control of the
entire coastline bringing a
short lived but exciting
experience.
One sea trout did hit the
gossip waves last week with
the news of a sea trout
around the 80cm mark being
taken close to Wedellsborg
Hoved.
Over on the west coast of
Fyn was a different kettle
of fish (strange saying
that), as whispers were
lightly louder suggesting
better results. The entire
stretch from Assens up to
Middelfart is giving promise
of a great spring season
ahead especially in the
sheltered bays and fjords.
Sea run brown trout are
great fighters, and in most
places they can reach great
sizes. It is not rare to
come up with specimens in
the 15 to 16 pound class
especially in the rivers and
up to the 7 pound class in
the salt.
Remember boys, flies spread
disease, so keep yours
closed
So, what are the keep
factors in successful
fishing in Denmark in
spring? Well, getting here
would help and apart from a
positive attitude and
determination a little luck
and dash of skill, clean
underwear and few beers
actually fishing can work
wonders rather than sitting
in front of the computer!
You see, the dream fish are
out there, ask Scully,
shell tell you.
65 to 80 cms isnt rare -
nor is it common - but
possible. Migrating trout
come close to shore in the
hope of some fine feeding.
Spring is one of the peak
times and right up until the
sea temperature warms,
fishing can be great all
day. Descending fish are
also frequent and although
thin and rather dull in
colour, if released, in a
few weeks or later they will
be healthy the stuff we
dream of fish. Of course,
the odd escaped rainbow is
known to pop in for a coffee
from time to time and can
range around the 45cm mark.
DENMARK - Superb fishing is
evident along most Danish
rivers and streams with a
good turn out of the E.
Danica, Sulphurs and
various other little upwings
bringing good dry fly
action.
The water levels are good to
fair with good water clarity.
Streams such as the
Grindsted, Ansager and Omme
have been very productive
with some grayling and
browns averaging 35cm being
taken.
The Kongeå river as ever
holding up to its
reputation of providing good
hatches and catches. The
areas around Skodborg and
downstream to Foldingbro
have been offering some big
hatches of the E. Danica.
Further downstream, large
sea trout have begun their
spawning runs and large
specimens have been taken
complimented with the odd
salmon.
Gels stream experienced a
slow start to the season but
took off as the weather
warmed. Grayling have been
taken topping 40cm in many
of the deep pools. Gram has
been productive with some
good catches of browns and a
few scattered rainbows.
LITHUANIA Wow! I
experienced the best fishing
session this year so far a
couple of weeks ago in a
small tributary of the
Merkys pulling out several
records sized grayling. My
guests didnt complain
either!
The Salcia River is
providing some unbelievable
dry fly action paired with
the sections of the Merkys,
Varena, Zeimena and the
Neris.
The entire areas surrounding
the rivers and streams are
breath taking shrouded with
thick greenery providing
testing and technical
fishing practices. These
over hanging trees and
bushes are providing many
browns with shelter and
getting into these nook and
crannies is an ideal way to
pass some time and lose a
few meters of tippet a few
trillion flies.
Still the rewards are worth
every loss!
See you out there
Ripley Davenport
Distant Streams Guide
Service.
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