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Fishing Reports
Preparing for Spring in Denmark
January 24, 2004
Posted by Presterno Fishing
DENMARK
Fax: 0045 7557 3021
Email: presterno@mail.com
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Spring approaches - and with
it the spring migration for
sea run brown trout - from
the rivers into the open
sea. The catch is – When?
So far the winter has been
quite mild, so the sea run
brown trout may begin their
migration to the salt early
in the year. It could be
happening now, and your sat
here reading this report?
If for some reason we get a
cold winter then Mr Salmo
Trutta, will delay his
appointment and wait until
March or April.
Sometimes our winter can be
long and cold with ice
covering most sheltered
fjords and coastlines. If
this happens, hold on to
your shrinking baguettes. Be
ready just after just after
the ice has thawed. Some
hungry fish will be waiting
to dine and hang out along
the coasts hunting,
shopping, shoaling, maybe
smoking cigarettes. Food for
the sea run brownie, is hard
to find, kind of like a lost
sock in the morning, so
being at the right place at
that right time, will almost
guarantee a catch.
After a mild winter, the
fish will be hanging out all
over the place, some in the
open sea, normally miles
away from their rivers of
birth. This means work for
the angler. Searching that
vegetable soup for that lump
of meat is harder than you
think and let’s face it,
it’s a big bowl!
After doing their bit for
the future generations the
sea trout quickly put on
weight they lost in the
freshwater rumpy-pumpy.
These fish are often
exhausted and knackered but
they are followed by the
fish that couldn’t “get it
on”. These are small but fat
and silvery "greenlanders" -
kind of like a teenager
going through puberty -
without the hair growth in
weird places. Unfortunately,
they are often just under
the Danish legal size limit
of 40 cm's and sadly, can’t
by a beer or a pack of
cigarettes and have to be
returned
carefully. "Greenlanders"
probably didn’t enter the
rivers during the winter
months. More than likely
they just hung out – sulking
along the sheltered brackish
waters.
Food is what the trout wants
and this stands for a main
reason why they migrate to
the salt. So, a
knowledgeable angler will
look for food items along
the coast. I’m not talking
about chicken drumsticks,
half eaten McSandwiches,
sweet and sour pork balls or
cornflakes. I’m on about
small baitfish, sandeels,
shrimps and other juicy sea
trout type grub, because
where there is food – more
than likely – there is Mr
Salmo Trutta.
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 and hope for that
reel to scream. A peak
season by far - running from
early March to June.
Denmark, the land of Danish
pastries, Carlsberg beer,
Vikings, sea trout and that
cute little mermaid. It’s
all here. Except for the
Vikings of course!
How about hunting and
playing one of the world's
most admired and eagerly
sought-after salmonids - The
Sea Run Brown Trout?
Alternatively, you can stalk
the beautiful Grayling in
our meandering rivers,
streams and brooks?
Visit Presterno Fishing in
Denmark - www.presterno.com
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