Norway 2015

[hulme6612]

Arrived at Sandland Brygge on Saturday night

Good set up at sandland with apartments right on the harbour and filleting facilities.





Got our boat on the Sunday and were straight out to the west of Loppa, taking advantage of the flat sea as we knew it would'nt last.

I got my first ever Halibut at 11lb

Richie beat his pb cod with one at 33lb

Tony had a nice cod in the 30's

I got one 28lb, not a bad start

Next couple of days weather was poor and had to stay and fish in the fyords.
The fish just didn't seem to be there as previous years and was hard going to the gales and rain.
Most the cod in the fyords were golden/red resident fish.
On the Wednesday Steinar the fish camp owner allowed us to try out the new boat

We ended up using the boat for our remaining stay which allowed us to fish in harsh conditions.
Wednesday the weather allowed us back out into open water for a short time which produced a 27lb coalie for John

A new pb for Richie 39lb cod


A pb Halibut at 33lb for me

The next 3 days didn't allow us out in open water but still managed
a pig of a cod for John weighing 48lb

A monster Halibut for Tony weighing 81.5lb



Sunday our last day, the weather finally played ball with flat seas.
Straight back out to the 'Promise Land' as Richie calls it.
Well it was cod from the off.
John another pig at 47lb


I beat my pb with one 43lb then another 44lb



Richie then went one better hitting the magic 50lb mark with one at 51lb



Tony also had cod touching 40lb but weren't weighed


Loads of others in the 30's and Richie had another 40.

Few Halibut and haddock also caught



Big thanks to Tony for organising it.
Halibut were kept, all cod returned apart from one around 15lb and the big coalie which were kept for Steinar.

 

[steesh]

Cracking report amazing photos

 

[canman]

Fabulouse report, along with fabulouse fish. Well done on all those pb.

 

[Paul_h]

Brilliant lads well done, some crackers there.
great photos, you lot must be well chuffed


Paul

 

[Russ hud]

Great report and pics Chris, some beautiful fish there

 

[KeithB]

Awesome!!!

 

[fozally]

Excellent report with some fantastic fish. Well done and thanks for posting.

 

[happydays]

Thanks for sharing . Its simply mind blowing .Well done lads .

 

[drifter]

Well put together Chris, it's a spot on report well written with some fab photos. I certainly enjoyed our week together and ok the weather gods threw everything at us but we managed to fish every day and dished out some serious toothache to those Norway monsters.
Organising the trip can be a nightmare with the various flights and ferries and I appreciate the recognition in that regard. Thanks a lot,

 

[Norman]

Absolutely awesome .... Fabulous report and fabulous fishing, many thanks, great read and pics.

Norm

 

[jonny_s]

Well done guys, so many fish of a lifetime in this post. Congratulations on all the pb's

Glad you broke the 50 mark Richie

 

[Philthebag]

Only one word for this trip and report, epic!! Pleased ritchie hit the big 50 mark he is a great lad well done lads.

 

[jase]

Hi mate cracking write up.
I'm going to Loppa in August for the first time and was
Wondering what clothing to take for the boat and shore
Use. As I'm not keen on taking my floatation suit because
Wait etc.. What would you recommend? Lighter the better
Thanks in advance for any info.

 

[Graham B]

Absolutely amazing fishing, what a trip.

Graham.

 

[drifter]

Hi mate cracking write up.
I'm going to Loppa in August for the first time and was
Wondering what clothing to take for the boat and shore
Use. As I'm not keen on taking my floatation suit because
Wait etc.. What would you recommend? Lighter the better
Thanks in advance for any info.

Hi Jase,

I agree that a floatation suit will be too heavy given the weight restriction with the various airlines (SAS = 23K hold luggage & 8k hand luggage - Norwegian Air = 20k hold luggage & 10k hand luggage).
However, while August should be relatively warm it's essential to have some good waterproofs and these could be quite light but make sure to take some warm clothing for under the waterproofs. If you've got plenty of layers you can always take some off but don't skimp on clothing. Tracky bottoms and a couple of T-shirts will be ok for wearing in the accommodation because there's nowhere to go so don't go over the top with the "social wear"

 

[jase]

Yeah I'm taking very little for sitting around in. I'm thinking of just wearing tracky bottoms with some waterproof pants over them, a north face gillet with a base layer under and a waterproof jacket over the top ( the cheapish ones from go outdoors) as they roll up into small bags. what do you think?

 

[big sid]

FANTASTIC - BRILLIANT - EXCELLENT - SUPERB - GOB SMACKING.
Well Done To All Concerned.

 

[northeast1]

Great report Chris.


The next two adventures:-

The Celtic Wildcat - Pembrokeshire from mid Wales for Blue Shark

and

Shetland Sea Angling\Charter Boats from Shetlands for the big ling etc

 

[Philysafc]

Class report and great pics , well done

 

[EddieS]

Great report Chris - so many PB's achieved even with the reduced fishing times due to the weather. Outstanding photo's mate. Will catch up with all the details & craic from Yourself and Richie as soon as m8. Well done to all of you as it can be hard going at times and certainly one not for the faint hearted when the conditions gets tough.