Denmark's coastline is about 7,300 km in length and is freely accessible almost everywhere – wherever there is the merest hint of a beach between the sea and farmland. You must always use public roads to approach the coast. Although picnicking or other activities are prohibited within 50 metres of private buildings, everyone has a right of passage.

No special permission is required to fish from the coast, but you must possess a national rod licence. Local no-fishing zones and preservation and closed-season regulations must be observed at all times. For safety reasons, fishing from breakwaters and seawalls is prohibited at many places along the west coast of Jutland.

Danish fishery legislation stipulates minimum size limits and closed-seasons for certain species of fish and crayfish. Please note that fish and crayfish caught during their respective closed-seasons or which are under the statutory minimum size limit must be immediately released to the water again, preferably while still alive but even if dead. Keeping a closed-season or undersized fish can never be excused on the grounds that it was hooked so deeply that it would have died anyway.

The outlets of rivers, streams and inland waters are protected by no-fishing preservation zones. Fishing within 500 metres of where a river, stream or inland water runs into the sea or fjord is prohibited. There may also be local fishing regulations which must be observed at all times.