When do the horseback fishers go out into the sea?
See the calendar with the demonstration sessions.
Please note that you will not be able to enjoy cooked shrimps after all of these sessions. You can find the dates when shrimps are cooked on the calendar.
What are the best months to go shrimp fishing?
Eddy D’Hulster: “The catching season usually starts in the middle of March or early April and runs to the end of June. The water is too hot in summer. We get back into the saddle from mid-September to mid-December. I think that October’s the best month, but it’s certainly not a precise science. (laughs)”
Nele Bekaert: “October and November are really the best months, but May isn’t bad either.” Actually, we go fishing throughout the year. Except when it’s freezing outside. Then it's too slippery for our horses and a bit too cold for us too. (laughs)”
Beach Oostduinkerke
| Monday 01/04/2024 | 11.30* |
| Thursday 04/04/2024 | 15.30 |
| Thursday 11/04/2024 | 9.15 |
| Saturday 13/04/2024 | 10.30 |
| Saturday 27/04/2024 | 9.30 |
| Wednesday 01/05/2024 | 12.30 |
| Friday 10/05/2024 | 9* |
| Thursday 16/05/2024 | 14 |
| Saturday 18/05/2024 | 16.15 |
| Wednesday 29/05/2024 | 11.30 |
| Wednesday 12/06/2024 | 11.30 |
| Monday 17/06/2024 | 16 |
| Wednesday 26/06/2024 | 10.30 |
| Saturday 29/06/2024 | 14* |
| Tuesday 02/07/2024 | 16.30 |
| Wednesday 10/07/2024 | 10.15 |
| Friday 12/07/2024 | 11.30* |
| Monday 15/07/2024 | 14 |
| Wednesday 17/07/2024 | 16 |
| Wednesday 24/07/2024 | 9.30* |
| Friday 26/07/2024 | 11 |
| Tuesday 30/07/2024 | 14.30 |
| Wednesday 07/08/2024 | 9.15 |
| Saturday 10/08/2024 | 10.45* |
| Monday 12/08/2024 | 12 |
| Wednesday 14/08/2024 | 14.15 |
| Friday 16/08/2024 | 16.45 |
| Thursday 22/08/2024 | 9 |
| Saturday 24/08/2024 | 10.30 |
| Wednesday 28/08/2024 | 14.15* |
| Saturday 07/09/2024 | 9.45 |
| Saturday 14/09/2024 | 16.15* |
| Dimanche 22/09/2024 | 10 |
| Saturday 05/10/2024 (Koksijde) | 8.45* |
| Thursday 24/10/2024 | 12.30 |
| Saturday 26/10/2024 | 14.45 |
The demonstrations last 45 minutes.
* Followed by shrimp cooking on the Zeedijk
Dienst Toerisme Koksijde-Oostduinkerke
Zeelaan 303, 8670 Koksijde
Tel. +32 (0)58 51 29 10
E-mail: toerisme@koksijde.be
