Coarse Fishing in Denmark

One of Europe's top coarse fishing destinations. Fantastic value angling holiday packages available with daily overnight sailings operated by P&O Ferries from Hull to Rotterdam.

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Denmark consistently produces some of the biggest catches in the summer months and the relatively few coarse anglers that visit Denmark enjoy remarkable sport. We at Anglers World Holidays rate Denmark as one of the finest coarse fishing destinations in Europe. It suits the independent minded angler who is prepared to put some effort into fishing here. Lots of water but limited access in places. Pre-baiting important (stewed wheat particle as opposed to groundbait). Put in the effort and the rewards are high.

East Jutland is our chosen area and is about a 9-hour drive from Rotterdam. It is a very scenic area with clear fish filled lakes and the River Guden. Bream into double figures can be landed from the lakes at Skanderborg and Silkeborg once water temperatures rise in June. Fishing is generally excellent from late May well into late September. In addition, the roach fishing in October is exceptional.

Main fishing centres of Silkeborg, Skanderborg, Horsens and Randers are all within an easy short drive of each other. These amazingly rich waters provide great sport for big bream (into double figures) plus roach, hybrids, tench, pike, perch and zander. Keith Lidgett is our expert here and has caught bream to 14 pounds, shared 1000 pound bags and fishes here two months of the year. Use very little ground bait but feed with stewed wheat as a bulk particle. Add chopped worm for the bream. Best hook baits are worm, corn and maggots.

This is a feeder, waggler and pole paradise. With little angling pressure but you have to be adventurous when searching out swims.

Please note: you cannot buy bait in Denmark. Tackle shops cater for the trout and predator angler in the main. Check out the following website for bait orders:
https://www.netbait.dk/

Maggots are fine for roach on the River Guden. Stewed wheat is by far the most effective particle on rivers and lakes. Sweetcorn and worm are the best hook baits. Chopped worm in the feeder is best when fishing the bigger lakes for quality bream.

Keep nets will knock the fishing off so we advise you do not use them if you want to build up the fish in a swim. Feeding and fishing over a few days will result in more fish in your swim and the bigger bream moving in. Double figure bream are on the cards here. Get your pre-bait particle into your swim either with a large feeder or a small carp spod (preferable). These waters are clear and carry a big head of coarse fish, you must get the feed in (particle) to make it work.

Getting to Denmark:
There are no sailings direct to Denmark so we advise you travel via Holland. Ferries operate overnight with cabins and are excellent value. Sailings are from Hull or Harwich (to Holland) on a daily basis. Take an overnight ferry with a cabin and drive to your venue the next morning. The drive is a relatively steady 9 hours on good roads (having a satnav does help). A long drive but it is worth it when you get there.

Driving:
You need to take your Great Britain or Northern Ireland driving licence with you to drive abroad. You also need to take your logbook (V5C) and your insurance certificate. If you are taking a vehicle abroad that you have hired or leased in the UK, you will need a VE103 certificate. You might need an international driving permit (IDP) to drive in some countries. Check online if this is required:
https://www.gov.uk/driving-abroad/international-driving-permit

Alternatively contact your own insurance company. You are able to buy IDPs over the counter at the Post Office. Make sure you follow overseas driving rules, including local speed limits and drink driving laws. You may be breaking the law and get a fine if you do not.
Depending on the country you are visiting, you may need:
• extra equipment - for example, you need a reflective jacket and a warning triangle in many countries
• emission stickers (permits) in some European cities - you may need to buy these weeks before you go abroad
• headlight converter stickers
• UK sticker. From 28 September 2021, you need a UK sticker instead of a GB sticker
Check out rules for driving in the EU on:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/driving-in-the-eu

Car parking - most car parks restrict parking (free and paid) to two hours. You MUST obtain a "clock" from the local tourism office and display the time you park, otherwise, failure will result in parking fines.

Fishing:
A state licence is required and permits are needed for each water. Silkeborg local fishing permit now covers stretches on the Guden from Koningsbro right through to Mosso, through Silkeborg and Ry a total of 64kms. Before you had to have separate permits to fish in different areas for example Ry district. The Silkeborg permit covers a big area. Separate permits are required for Bygholm (Horsens) lake and Skanderborg.
Further details can be found at:
https://fisketegn.dk/en

Passports:
Ensure your passport is valid for your trip. For travel to Denmark your passport must have a date of issue less than 10 years before the date you arrive and have an expiry date at least 3 months after the day you plan to leave.
Passports issued after 1 October 2018 are now valid for only 10 years, but for passports issued before 1 October 2018, extra months may have been added if you renewed a passport early. Some countries, particularly in the EU, do not recognise these extra months. You should assume that your passport validity is 10 years from the date of issue.

Holiday Insurance:
We strongly advise that you take out adequate comprehensive holiday insurance to cover you for the duration of your trip as soon as you book your holiday.

Check the following Government website for rules for travelling to Denmark:

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/denmark

Fishing report June 2022
Keith Lidgett Keith is THE fishing expert on Denmark with over 50 years of experience in coarse fishing in East-Jutland. With Government imposed restrictions Keith has missed the past three years but when given the chance for a quick visit in June 2022 he certainly made the most of it.
After a cool few weeks of weather, temperatures rose, and Keith experienced his best fishing in 50 years. Fishing his favourite places in Skanderborg and Silkeborg lakes and the River Guden. Roach, hybrids and bream were both prolific and quality. One lake even produced carp which were stocked a few years earlier. Mainly fishing the feeder on the lakes, the Guden is a prime stick float river, Keith had big catches of roach from 1 to 2lb, hybrids 1 to 5lb and bream into double figures. Bait was a mix of worm and corn, only a modest amount of ground bait as usual was needed. Keith’s bulk particle was plenty of stewed wheat.

Fishing tips River Guden:
With a firm sandy bottom and clear shallow water with lots of streamer, weed one wades out a little and trots a stick float between the streamer weed. Loose feed every trot down and it’s a fish a chuck – quality roach and rudd.

Fishing tips Lakes:
Fish off reed beds, don’t cut them down just fold the reeds over to gain access. Again the bottom is firm sand so you only need to be knee-deep. A fishing/bait platform/stand is ideal and waders essential.