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Go to sea in your own dingy or in a rented one and try your luck with flatfish, cod, garfish and maybe sea trout. The numerous fjords, bays and open shorelines from Bornholm to Skagen are perfect for exploration from the sea. And the odds of making a good catch are always better from the sea than along the shoreline.
Cod may be caught on natural bait, but a heavy bottomed jig of 10-40 grams which moves very lively even at a slow spinning rate and does not get stuck on the bottom will often come up trumps. Do not forget the hanging fly, small feather or rubber coated hooks! Often such a fly will not only double your catch, it may even do so several times over. Harsh colours like orange, yellow and red are among the cod’s favourites, and particularly spits, reefs, thickets of seaweed or maybe a mussel bed with an abundance of food have an almost magnetic attraction to the cod.
FlatfishIn all fjords, bays and along the open shoreline there is a possibility of catching flatfish with leeches or lugworms as bait. The flounder is a very common catch. It can be caught almost everywhere, but its preferred habitat is in sandy, muddy or clayey bottoms. The best fishing is usually at depths of 6-12 metres. With the flounder, the dab is the most common flatfish along the Danish shoreline. It prefers sandy and clayey bottoms with a depth from 4-14 metres. The plaice prefers even deeper waters, 8-25 metres, and it much prefers sandy and gravely bottoms.
There are excellent possibilities of searching the Danish shoreline for garfish and sea trout from a dingy or small boat. Particularly in spring and autumn, surfcasting is an effective way of searching the good fishing grounds from the boat at a depth of 1-6 metres near the spits, promontories, reefs and thickets of seaweed. Also, try the areas with the so-called ”leopard bottom” which is characterised by scattered rocks, thickets of seaweed, mussel beds and sandy areas.
Select your jig according to the season
The quality of a jig depends on the season: In spring, particularly the relatively long and active models (8-20 grams) in light colours provide results, whereas fishing in summer and autumn require jigs that move at a slower pace.
"Pulling a jig” after the boat or trolling as this type of fishing is also called is a type, which is easy to control and survey. Garfish, sea trout and cod are among the catches, and instead of casting your jig and spinning it 300 times, it is easier to pull the jigs 20-40 metres behind the dingy while sailing at a leisurely pace.
An effective method
For instance use two rods at the same time – one on either side of the boat with separate jigs or wobblers. In this way you can search many kilometres of inviting shoreline very quickly. It is possible to test different jigs while zigzagging parallel to the shoreline at a depth of 1-8 metres. This method is effective all through the year, but probably spring and autumn will provide the best fishing.
A good, all-round rod suitable for most types of boat fishing has to be 6-9 feet, 180-270 cm long. To this should be added a similar size of fixed spool reel filled to the edge with a nylon line gauge 0.25-0.40mm. Use a slightly heavier line for cod, while fishing for flatfish does not require a line that is quite so heavy.
Sail out on your own fishing adventure Many Danish harbours provide a ramp for launching any boats brought on a trailer at a token fee. Dingies are rented out in certain places, but fishing tackle is only available for rent in a few places. Contact the local Tourist Information Office or the local sports shops for further information about the possibilities in the area. The local fishing tackle shops are usually helpful with information about the best fishing of the season in question, which tackle to use, and which fishing grounds are worth visiting.
Author: Peter Steensen
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