The River Guden
The River Guden (Jutland)
The River Guden is Denmark's longest river, boasting 145km in length. Its a fast flowing river with various depths and enters various lakes and streams across Jutland and finally the sea at the city Rander's which is about 30km north of Aarhus.
Various stretches along the river are membership, day ticket, free or completely private. If you want to fish somewhere you are not too sure of, ask the nearest tackle shop, or even a farm owner. Most will be very happy to point you into "safe" zones.
The stretch in Rander's is a fast flowing tidal, with MASSES of fish. The only fishing pressure that this river gets from the Danes are for Perch, trout and Salmon. There is also a good head of Pike and Zander for the keen predator angler, or an angler just stalking with a few lures.
For the typical English angler its a Roach paradise. There are plenty of PRIME Roach with the small chance of a few Bream, but don’t go there for the Bream fishing!
One of the best areas in Randers for the Roach is the grassy area next to the Regnskov (Rain forest) domes.
Tactics at the Guden (Randers stretch)
The river is a FAST flowing river, so heavy pole floats! You should not really attack this stretch of the river with anything less than 4gm river floats when its slower, and when its really tugging through at least 6 to 8gms floats. The fish are not generally line or hook shy, in fact I have had non-stop PRIME Roach bagging on 4lb straight through with a 14 hook and double sweet corn. There is no need for 0.06mm hook lengths here, in fact no hook length is really needed, unless it’s really tough and the fish aren't having any of it.
Feeder fishing is tough here and requires tough gear. A medium/heavy feeder rod and heavy feeders are essential if you want to hold bottom. Don't be reluctant to use 40gram+ cage feeders. To be in with a chance of the Bream just keep the feeder going in one place and wait. It may take a few hours, but you should end up with a nice sack full if you are patient. Note: There are better areas of the Guden (closer to Silkeborg) for Bream fishing. Reel lines, 6lb - 8lb braid, its thin diameter can be used to your advantage as there will be less pull on the line. Failing that, use hi tech mono line, 5lb line should be suffice.
Tip: As with all feeder fishing in fast flowing rivers, keep the rod tip high.