Recreational and sports fishing in Denmark
With a coastline of 8,754 km, approx. 69,000 km streams and 120,000 lakes Denmark is a real haven for everyone who wants to experience sports fishing. One can find small creeks, rivers and lakes and of course have a great fishing experience by the coast or on the ocean.
Sports fishing is one of the most common recreational activities in Denmark and part of a healthy tourist industry. Denmark is chosen as a destination due to safety as well as the beautiful waters. Thus, the number of anglers visiting from abroad rose with 20% from 2014 to 2017.
Southern Denmark
The diverse Southern Danish landscape support the amalgamation of fantastic moments in nature with the excitement of fishing. From the Funen Archipelago, across the marine nature park of the Little Belt to the Wadden Sea wetlands and fjord landscape with valleys and hills in Southern Jutland.
Thus, Southern Denmark is the primary destination for anglers in Denmark, it is also the area with most people employed as a result of recreational fishing. This is emphasised by the impending construction of the new national centre for coastal and recreational fishing tourism near Assens on Funen.