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Fishing Reports
Fishing Report - DENMARK
August 22, 2003
Posted by Ripley Davenport
Christiansfeld, DENMARK
Fax: +45 7557 3021
Email: presterno@mail.com
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In the early days of fly
fishing, did you know that
the line was attached to the
rod tip, and if you hooked a
big fish the only thing to
do was drop the rod in the
water and let the fish tow
around your rod until it was
exhausted. Then the rod
would be retrieved (assuming
the fish had pause to hang
around and not decide to
swim away), and hopefully
the fish landed. Can you
imagine doing that today?
Picture it, anglers throwing
in their fly rods and
watching some fish drag the
thing through weed and
fallen branches.
Good job really. My Fenwick
looks as if some fish has
done just that. Still,
regardless of it’s looks, it
still is a perfect extension
of my right arm and works a
treat.
So, onto a few reports I
have been sent from the
weeks past. Fishing seems to
be picking up a great deal
after a little well deserved
rain fell on Denmark. Strong
wind has also accompanied
the wet spell.
Sea temperatures have
dropped slightly because of
the wind bringing it down to
around 17oC in some places.
If this continues, there’s a
good chance of landing some
good sea trout earlier than
normal. I have heard on the
grapevine that some places
are heating up and catches
of 1 to 2kg are common all
through the day.
The south-eastern shores of
Jutland have been good
fishing with a nice SW wind
aiding casting and blowing
out the warmer water. Areas
around Stenderup Hage have
been very productive due to
the rich current and deep
water close to shore.
Garfish and Cod are taking
the fly during the golden
hour with sea trout moving
in just after dark, right
through until dawn.
I took a nice 1,1kg sea
trout on a personal fly
pattern I have named
the “Mocca” the evening of
the 20th. I had one other
contact but lost what ever
it was more or less straight
away on feeling the tug.
Some nice sea trout being
taken around the island of
Barsø near to Genner also
some pretty heavy Mullet
around the island of Brandsø.
Wedellsborg has been
average. The problem
basically there is the
warmth. When there is a SW
wind, the warm water gets
pushed right into the bay
raising temperatures. Result…
No fish. Works the same way
for Føns and Gamborg, the
latter being a good winter
spot.
Odense fjord as always good
with Mullet being taken on
fly. Sea trout are around
but few and far between.
North Fyn has seen plenty of
mullet, the largest recently
being a 2,9kg – 64.5cm on
July 20th on a Red King fly
by Carsten Dydkjær.
I would of thought there is
more catches but that’s all
I have for the coastal areas.
As for the rivers of Jutland…
Results are good. Most of
the catches have been during
the darker hours.
Koldingå has been very good.
90% of the fish have been
taken between 01:00 and
06:45 the largest being a
nice 8,4kg – 86cm.
Gelså has been good so far
this year with average
weights of 2,2kg – 50cm.
Kongeåen has been fair with
super gin clear and low
water. Again most sea trout
are around the 2kg mark with
the largest reported at 6kg –
82cm by Peter Siedentopp
from Jedsted.
Skjernå has been exceptional
with some Salmon taken the
largest being 6,8kg taken
last month. Plenty of sea
trout and even rainbow trout.
That’s wraps it up for now.
More later.
Presterno Fishing has had a
website face lift and most
angling package are now
available all year. Daily
guiding is available right
up to Christmas, but river
finishes around the last
week of October. Sea / fjord
guiding regardless of the
cold, will be good.
Tight lines all and get some
winter flies dressed and
ready to dance!
Ripley Davenport
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