Sea fishing
Along the west coast a wide selection of well-equipped tour boats are available to take anglers for some exciting deep-sea fishing.

The experienced skippers always fish in the best places, so there is always a good chance of an excellent catch. Cod, coalfish, pollack and mackerel are the most common species, but sea-cat, ling, torsk and various flat fish are often attracted by a lure or natural bait. Many other species are regularly hooked, for example dogfish, haddock and whiting. Out here on the high seas – where one seldom sees the land – you can enjoy a new fishing adventure at every cast of the line!
           
Although the banks and deep channels in the Kattegatt usually produce the best catches, fishing from a small boat closer to land can also be rewarding. You don’t need to go far out to sea to catch, for example, cod, mackerel and whiting. If you have access to an echo sounder it is not difficult to find your own favourite spots where the fish are both large and willing to bite.

Coastal fishing
Fishing can be exciting both from the rocks in the outer archipelago and in the bays and inlets along the coast. Coastal fishing is particularly popular during the spring and autumn, when the sea trout shoal in the shallow areas. These silver torpedoes can reach weights of 3 to 4 kg and are usually caught during the morning and evening, when they head for shallow water to feed. Fishing for sea trout is permitted from 1 March to 15 September. In May garfish can often be caught in the bays. These arrow-shaped fighters provide some good sport during their temporary visits from the Atlantic.

There is also good fishing from the rocks using spinners or bait for cod, coalfish, mackerel, flat fish, eels etc. In the outer archipelago there are many spots that provide good catches. The cod fishing is usually best in the spring and autumn, but there can also be good fishing in the summer, specially for mackerel and garfish.

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