Salmon fishing in river Guden

 

 
       
 

 
       

 

 

      
     

 River Guden is the longest river in Denmark. Springing

           

           w Catch statistics - river Guden

 

  

           Salmon record

 32,00 kg

           Seatrout record

 12,50 kg

           Seatrout (fly)

 11,86 kg

           Salmon average

   4,50 kg

           Seatrout average

   3,30 kg
 

 
   

 

 from wells in the midst of Jutland it flows through a very

  

 varied landscape to end its journey in Randers fjord.

 

 Formerly the river was know for its salmon all over Europe

  

 but the building of a powerplant by Tange put and end to

  

 that and the last Guden salmon was caught in 1928. The

 

 salmon was reintroduced about 15 years ago and today

  

 river Guden has produced catches that far exceeds those

  

 of any other river in Denmark and hold good potentials

  

 for becoming one of the top salmon rivers in Europe.

 

 

  

 Salmon fishing nowadays takes place from Tange and

  

 onwards to the fjord.  Some harling (boat fishing) is done

 

 at the lower parts of the river otherwise it is purely bank

  

 fishing. At the upper parts fly fishing is becoming a widely

  

 used method but also spin fishing and other baits are

  

 popular. Some wading is taking place at the upper beats.

  
     

 

        

 
      

       

 

  

At the upper parts of the river around Tange and Bjerringbro

  

as well as the town of Langaa flyfishing is rapidly gaining in

  

popularity but the major part of all fishing is performed either

  

with a spinner or a spin-fly. The latter can at times be e very

 

effective way of reaching the salmon when waterlevels are

  

high. Since the width of the river Guden varies between 8-40      

 

meters spin fishing is sometimes preferable for reaching the

  

salmon (often ABU Reflex, Myr and Mepps are used). 

 

 

 

  

        

The flies used are traditional wet flies/tube flies of various

sizes. Patterns like Red Tag and its variants, Sunray Shadow,

  

T&L and Chillimps are all examples of proven flies that should

  

be a part of the flybox when fishing in this river.

 

The salmon runs have in some years been very impressive

  

but the river also holds a good stock of seatrouts. Catches

  

peaks in september and october and only a small minority of

  

fishermen tries their luck during springtime but chances for

  

huge salmon are present - electrofishing has revealed fish

  

weighing above 22 kg !

  
     
     

   

 

 

  

 Flyfishing in the river Guden is often done wading utilizing

 

 the switch or spey cast as a means of combating the

  

 high banks and bushes surrounding parts of the river. It

 

 is, however, not necessary in other parts where a normal 

 

 overhead cast will do the job. As a general rule sundown

  

 and sunrise provides for the best flyfishing. Spin fishing

  

 can be undertaken with good results throughout the day.

  

 To achieve the best results it is important that the bait is

  

 fished as deep as possible and often it is necessary to

  

 fish upstream to get the bait down when spin fishing.

  
    Circumstances - the weather, water level, light, time of  
    day, temperature etc. will all influence on the tactics  
    used - and luck will play a part as well !  
     

 

  Flies used at river Guden ranges from traditional wet flies

  

  like Silver Doctor, Red Butt and Thunder and Lightning to

  

  palmer flies such Red Tag Palmer as well as tube flies.

  

  There is ample room for experimenting and if the fish are

  

  in the mood they will take most of what is served.  Spinners

  

  used along the river Guden is Myr spinners and probably

  

  the most popular - Mepps - in various sizes and colors.

  

  The good old Reflex spinner from ABU/Garcia is also one

  

  that dserves some attention especially for autumn fishing.

  

 

  

  Spin-fly is a method used by several along the river and it

  

  is an effective way to reach the salmon when water level

  

  is high and the fish are less willing to take. Natural baits

  

  such as worms and shrimps are also used by many local

  

  fishermen with good results...

  
     
 

 

  

 

 
 

  The majority of fishing takes place around the towns of Langaa

  

  and Bjerringbro. Here you will find excellent beats that will hold

  

  salmon and/or seatrouts throughout the season. The stream

  

  is gently flowing with no major currents or rapids which some

  

  times can make it a little bit difficult to locate hot spots holding

  

  salmon. Beats like Krumkagen, Bamsebo, Skibelund and

  

  Sandskredet are all good streches for spinfishing as well as

  

  flyfishing although the latter beat can be somewhat difficult to

  

  fish effectively with a fly. Around the bridges by Langaa the

  

  Lilleaa contributary runs into the river Guden and where the

  

  salmon/seatrout rests before entering Lilleaa or continuing

  

  upstream. Most salmons are caught downstream Bjerringsbro

  

  while most seatrouts are caught upstream oddly enough.

  
     

 

 
 
   Fishing courses offered by REDTAG along the river Guden  
   takes place on some of the top beats depending on where  
   the salmon and seatrouts are located. Other factors to  
   consider is the water levels that to a certain extent is  
   controlled by the power plant, rainfalls, temperature and  
   river vegetation. This way we try to optimize your chances  
   of getting in touch in touch with some of these magnificient  
   fish and enjoy the pleasures of  fishing in waters that with  
   every cast of the fly or spinner holds the possibility of   
   getting in touch with giant salmons above 10 kg.  
   

   è Take a closer look at our courses by river Guden

 

 

 
     
   
 
    River Guden runs through several towns before ending  
    its journey in Randers situated by the fjord. The E45  
    goes through Randers og train connections are good.  
    The Aarhus Airport lies approx. 40 kilometers from the  
    town.  You can find the best route from your country to  
    Randers by using the msn Map services...  
   
     
 
  
       

 

 

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