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Fishing Report - DENMARK
August 21, 2003
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Having emptied a bottle of my favourite whisky, I am forced to sip a rancid glass of red wine and hope that the red juice will pass through my body without causing to much destruction.
As we creep into August my thoughts slowly turn to the cold Autumn and Winter months that lay ahead. Autumn is my favourite time for Sea Trout. The air is considerably cooler and the water temperatures have dropped to allow fishing at any time of day with good results. The chill of the mornings and the crisp dew that settles over the land makes the whole experience surreal.
But, let’s talk about now.
My research have shown the sea temperatures around the entire Danish coast lines at around 21oC during day light hours. Possibly, during the evening, temperatures could fall a couple of degrees allowing short intervals of feeding. It’s finding the buggers!
However, efforts have come with a reward on a fly that I have been tying recently after reading Hugh Falkus. The fly is called a “Medicine” and believe it or not the British patterns are working well at present here. Obviously, I’m not ruling out the traditional Danish patterns, because they always work, but trying new methods and systems is what makes fishing so interesting.
So, having tied a few million “Medicines” with various alterations, I headed out this morning at stupid-O-clock to throw around a fly at the coast. First cast…I took a 3.1kg Sea Trout on a size 6 hook and floating line. 1 Garfish followed suit and I am pretty sure I lost one after a nibble. For two hours fishing, that wasn’t bad for the time of year.
Despite the incredible dry weather, fishing is still reasonable at the coast with plenty of Mullet taking the fly. 2.1kg isn’t a bad fish. If you where going to argue with that, then I’d like to see you do better! Sea Trout are few and far between but they are around and some are the size of a horse (poor example I know, but I think you get the picture). 74cm – 5.6kg is a Sea Trout and a half taken at the coast at Stevns by Kasper Larsen. A bootiful summer fish!
Sea temperatures have increased to 22oC and even during the early mornings, there’s not that much difference. Deep water is the key for finding anything worth a fight.
So, unfortunately news is thin and hard to come by.
The rivers are low and clear and fishing has been pretty good during the evenings.
The Gudenå has seen a good run of Salmon and large Sea Trout with sizes peaking 80 to 100cm, weights over 5kg.
The Kongeåen has been good with some fine dry fly early and late evenings. Brown Trout are reaching up to 2kg and still…No sign of Grayling. However, I took one the other night at a secret hotspot on the river just 5km down stream on a Humpy. Size nothing to write about but the fight was a cracker for a midget!
Gelså had been quiet so has the Ribeå, but, maybe it’s because reports are late coming in?
A short report to date but things will get better. Mark my words.
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Tight lines all.
Ripley Davenport
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