Angling from a boat at the island Als

Fishing license in Denmark

Boat angling in the Danish sea requires a fishing license of all anglers from the age of 18 until and including 64 years.

The use of fishing nets and trawls is only allowed for Danish citizens, from the age of 12 years with a license for leisure fishing from the Danish state. There a various rules about distances, length and number of nets to notice.

During trolling, you need to keep a distance of 100 metres to the coast in general and 500 metres to the coast at preservation zones in front of the brooks outfall.

How about the powerboat license - when do i need that?

Unless you have a certificate for yachtsmen, you need a powerboat license if your boat/craft is:

• Of a length between 4 and 15 metres
• Is under 4 metres of length, with an engine of more than 25 HK (horsepower)
• Is planning
• Is equipped with a too powerful engine according to the length of your boat

The formula for calculating how many HK your boat is allowed to have before a powerboat license is needed:

Boats length x boats length + 3 x 1.36 = Maximum HK

If you have a boat of 5 metres length, the result will be:

5 x 5 + 3 = 28 x 1.36 = 38 HK