This area is characterised by deep sea fishing, and the Yellow Reef is the focal point for anglers. The Yellow Reef is several hours by boat from Hirtshals. At the Yellow Reef, cod, catfish, flatfish, mackerel, pollack, coalfish and ling make fishing a sheer joy.

The coastlines of northern Jutland - e.g. Agger Tange and Lild beach - also offer a wide variety of surfcasting for flatfish, garfish, cod, mackerel and, in late summer, mullet and sea bass are caught from beaches, piers, and groynes. The Limfjord and Mariager Fjord are unique locations when it come to shore fishing for sea trout and garfish. The interior has a multitude of beautiful estuaries, with steelhead and brown trout, and a large number of well-known fishing spots such as the small rivers of Ry, Voer, Lerkenfeld, Skals and Simested. These locations offer the chance for interesting battles with sea trout.

There are many trout lakes as well as a large number of fascinating lakes and marshes such as the Viborg Lakes, Hald Lake, Glenstrup Lake and Tange Lake to name but a few. These offer a rich choice of pike, perch, zander, carp and whitefish.

The piers, groynes, and surf of the west coast offer excellent fishing grounds for flatfish, cod, mackerel, herring and – during the right season – garfish in places such as Hvide Sande, Thorsminde, Agger Tange and on the piers in and around Hanstholm. From here, several charter boats depart daily to take deep sea anglers to the Yellow Reef.

Trout fishing is rich and varied in this area. The Limfjord offers numerous recommended sea trout fishing spots, and various estuaries, such as the small rivers of Skjern, Vide, Brede, Omme and Ribe, are full of brown trout, grayling and sea trout. This area is also an excellent spot for salmon fishing because the numbers of this great king of all fish are currently rising rapidly in the Storå as well as in the Skjern river. If river fishing is not for you, there are numerous trout lakes where you can spend unforgettable hours in a diverse natural landscape.

In addition there are several beautiful lakes such as Karlsgårde Lake, Flynder Lake and Stubbegård Lake, which boast pike and perch.

In Denmark East Jutland is something quite special for anglers. East Jutland has hundreds of kilometres of beautiful and productive shoreline where silvery sea trout, potbellied cod and – during the season – long-billed garfish offer exciting battles, and flatfish, which are found everywhere, e.g., along the shoreline of Fjords of Randers and Mariager, around the Djursland peninsula, Samsø and the Bay of Aarhus. From places like Ebeltoft and Grenå and Hou and Samsø, tour boats offer sea fishing for cod, flatfish and garfish.

The beautiful Lake District in central Jutland offers the biggest concentration of lakes in one place. There are numerous scenic lakes with large concentrations of pike, bass and zander. Numerous trout lakes have appeared and a large number of rivers offer excellent fishing for river trout, sea trout and salmon. E.g., the lower part of the Gudenåen offers excellent fishing for both salmon and sea trout, and the same applies to the Kolindsundkanaler, which are among the most productive sea trout rivers today.

The Wied river, the Gels river and Kongeåen in the south-east of Jutland are well-known bodies of water in which sea trout rise, and they also offer a plentiful supply of whitefish. Other exciting streams with river trout worth mentioning are Holtum Å, Vejen Å, Vejle Å, Omme Å, Grøn Å and the upper part of Gelså. Beautiful coastal grounds with sea trout are found like pearls on a string from the Fjord of Horsens and all the way down to the German border. The island of Als will also have to be mentioned in this connection.

In addition to sea trout, the shoreline offers cod and flatfish in many places. At the beginning of the season there are garfish, and dingy fishing is possible too. The area offers many trout lakes, and for lake and bog anglers with a fondness for pike, bass, carp, roach and zander, there are a number of excellent lakes with extremely varied fishing such as Haderslev Dam, the lakes at Jels, Nordborg Sø, Bygholm Sø, Engelsholm Sø and the Harte Dons lakes. There are many possibilities of fishing for cod and flatfish from a cutter on the Little Belt.

The island of Funen is famous for its coastal fishing. An extensive European acclaimed stocking plan for sea trout and a high level of fish care in the area have ensured that each coastal strip with outstanding sea trout fishing borders on the next. There are very few other places in the Kingdom where the chances for a rich sea trout catch remain so good all year round.
Funen offers it all. Spring and autumn are high season for the much dreamed of fish, but winter is also interesting and can bring pleasant surprises! Summer is in a class of its own …and fly fishers along the coast stand a good chance of chatting to the silver of the seas. All along the beautiful coastline there are promising fishing spots for flatfish, mullet and cod. Anglers fishing from boats are also well placed here. A dozen charter boats depart from Funen and the surrounding islands for sea fishing. They search for cod, flatfish and garfish, at the right time of year. They also offer herring fishing in the Little Belt, the Great Belt and the Langeland Belt.
Funen has some prime trout lakes – as well as a few lakes and marshes that have fostered their share of gigantic pike and perch.

West Zealand offers numerous good fishing areas. The Great Belt and the Isefjord offer beautiful coastal spots such as Sejerø, Røsnæs, Sjællands Odde and the inner waterways of the Isefjord, with sea trout, cod, mullet and flatfish.

Trout lakes and a multitude of beautiful waters, lakes, channels and marshes with pike, perch, zander, eel, carp and whitefish dot the landscape. Tystrup-Bavelse Lake, Sorø Lake, Tuel Lake and Tissø are but a few examples of the excellent fishing grounds to be found in West Zealand. Furthermore, there is fine fishing from boats with good seasonal catches of cod, flatfish, herring and garfish. Catches you can live on for a long time – in more ways than one!

North Zealand offers many classic coastal fishing spots for sea trout, cod, flatfish, mullet and also garfish, during the season. There is a multitude of beautiful places for anglers who prefer fishing from a boat. Excursion boats depart every day from Sjællands Odde for deep sea fishing in the Sound where cod, flatfish and garfish can be caught – and also mackerel, during the season. There are also a number of good trout lakes in the region and many marshes and lakes such as Farum Lake, Esrum Lake and Gurre Lake have pike, perch, zander and whitefish in abundance.

The Greater Copenhagen area

The possibility of exploring the Sound should not be forgotten. Boats depart daily for deep sea fishing excursions, for cod, flatfish, herring, garfish, mullet and, during the season, mackerel. The numerous great lakes in the region such as Furesø and Bagsværd Lake offer an abundance of pike, perch, zander, eel and whitefish. There are also trout lakes to satiate your appetite for angling in the Metropolitan region. The area offers excellent stretches for coastal angling for sea trout in the Isefjord. The Bay at Køge is an exciting habitat for sea trout, where numerous large sea trout, cod, flatfish and mullet are caught every year.

Coastal anglers find many good sea trout spots such as Ulslev Strand on southern Zealand. The famous classic coastal areas of Hestehoved, Pomlenakke, and Schweizertrappen are also located in this area. The sandier parts of the coast such as the Møns Klint and Stevns Klint offer good chances of catching cod, mullet and, during the season, garfish. There is also flatfish fishing in this region. Even rainbow trout – which in most cases have escaped from the local fish farms – are regularly outwitted and caught here!

Marshes and lakes have good-sized populations of whitefish, pike, zander and perch. The Maribo Lakes, Guldborg Sound, Sakskøbing Fjord and the inner Nakskov Fjord are well-known names in this region. There are also trout lakes in this region and charter boats depart from Korsør, taking guests on sea fishing trips for cod, flatfish, herring and garfish. Trout lake fishing can be alternated with deep sea fishing. Charter boats depart daily from several locations such as Onsevig.

The beautiful rocky island in the middle of the Baltic Sea offers exciting and impressive fishing. And both
coastal fishing for sea trout and trolling fishing from small boats for salmon are world-class. Today, Bornholm is world famous for its large salmon landed by trolling fishermen every year. Beautiful silvery salmon weighing in at over 20 kilos is not an impossible dream for the enthusiast with the right fishing tackle and technique.

Tour boats offer sea fishing from Gudhjem for cod, flatfish, mullet, garfish and herring during the season, and the island offers excellent fishing for pike, bass and non-predatory fish like tench, eel and carp. Also, the island offers trout lakes to the visiting anglers.

Author: Peter Steensen

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