Information
Lystfiskerture.dk offers various fishing trips on our ships M/S Albatros 1 and M/S Skagerrak from the harbour of Hirtshals. Booking directly via calendars on homepage or via mail giving name and mobilenumber.
The ship
M/S Albatros set up various tours from the harbour of Hirtshals. Both near the coast (4 – 8 hours) and longer trips (10 – 14 hours) to different places in Skagerrak as the sea west of Northern Jutland is named. Our program rooms trips for most people interested in sea angling, whether you are an experienced angler or just started, if you enjoy angling as a sport or for recreative purpose or just as a holiday activity with the children.
Max 13 passengers. Normally we do not go with less than 8 passengers and 10 for trips 10 to 14 hours
Before departure
Before booking you should be aware of your health. Going to sea can influate on your health so if you have any health problems like to high blood preasure etc. you should get your doctors advice about going to sea. If you are aware of something that might not cause problems normally, do tell skipper so the staff is prepared if anything happens.
When you have booked please contact us between 16.30 and 18.00 hours the day before to get information on weather and maybe cancelling. If cancelling we try to sail later or offer you another trip later. Please call on mobile no. (+45) 23 26 13 66.
Accommodation
We only do daytrips but there are plenty of possibilities in and around Hirtshals. Try Google
Weather conditions
Several weatherstations can give you a general idea on the weather conditions so you can see if trip will be possible. However, one should always call the day before trips between 16.30 to 18.00 hours for confirmation about the trip out, but remember that the weather can change quickly and provide other conditions.
You have to meet up on board minimum 30minutes before departure as you have to register on the passenger list. Everybody needs to leave their name and name and phonenumber on a person we can contact in case of emergency. Passenger list will be kept ashore. Information will be treated confidentially and not used for other purposes. You also need to stowe your gear properly and safe for the voyage and staff needs to have time for information and safety instructions before departure.
On board
There is one toilet and one restroom on board.
Outfitted with table for making filets, fresh seawater around the ship and carrying ice when temperature exceeds 10 degrees. We slaughter fish for free and offer making filets against payment.
People between 18 and 65 need to have a danish fishing licence. Buy directly on internet.
If we know in advance gear can be rented. Price € 20. You can bring your own jigs etc. though we have some available for sale on board.
For safety reasons and the comfort of other passengers you have to keep you place tidy and follow crews directions on board so the stay on board allows passengers to concentrate on fishing.
Staff will do it’s best to make the trip pleasant and succesfull. Welcome on board.
Fishing
The major part of the year Albatros makes angling trips within the range of 30 nautic miles from Hirtshals har-bour. Weather conditions must be reasonable to make the trip a good experience. Not too strong wind and waves not too high. The water should be clear and current below 1 knot. When fishing on the small stone reefs and stony bottom along the coast from Hirtshals to Løkken we mainly catch Cod, pollack and other species. Early in the season we sometimes see Ling and Catfish. In july, august and september we catch a lot of mackerel and some garfish. When angling on The Yellow Reef we generally find more species and bigger fish. We recommend jigs weighing 150 – 300 grams – on The Yellow Reef though 200 – 500 grams.
Hangers is a good idea – type and colors etc. would be a question about your own ideas and experience. That goes for bait aswell.
Minimum length of fish
Please remark the mininum length (over all) for fish in Skagerrak:
Cod – 30,0 cm
Saithe – 30,0 cm
Haddock – 32,0 cm
Hake – 40,0 cm
Salmon – 60,0 cm
Sea trout – 40,0 cm
Plaice – 27,0 cm
Turbot – 30,0 cm
Brill – 30,0 cm
Dover sole – 24,5 cm
Lemon sole – 26,0 cm
Flounder – 25,5 cm
Dab – 25,0 cm
Eelpout – 23,0 cm
History
Albatros was built in Norway 1997. A catamaran in aluminium. Working as supplyboat for salmon farm – delivering gear and food. Went out business in 2018 as owner bougt a now bigger boat. Bought this summer (2022) and rebuilt/changed for sportfishing. Will be UK flag and expected ready end october/early november.