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Öresund fishing — live bite forecast

The strait between Copenhagen and Malmö is northern Europe's most reliable cod water — a trawling-free zone where winter "gaffeltorsk" grow fat, plus a famous garfish run each May.

Today's bite rating: good (66/100)

Garfish is the most promising species on Öresund today. Water temperature is around 19°C and barometric pressure is stable.

Best time to fish today

  • 06:0008:00 local time — score 87/100
  • 11:0013:00 local time — score 80/100
  • 17:0019:00 local time — score 86/100

3-day outlook by species

SpeciesSaturday 4 JulSunday 5 JulMonday 6 Jul
Atlantic Cod34poor37poor40fair
Sea trout37poor50fair51fair
Garfish66good81excellent88excellent

Why this score

Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's Öresund rating:

  • pressure trend: helping (+1)
  • light: helping (+1)
  • solunar period: helping (+1)
  • season: helping (+1)
  • precipitation: helping (+0.9)
  • wind: helping (+0.8)

Forecast computed Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:15:03 GMT · data: Open-Meteo · refreshed several times daily · see our published accuracy

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