Popular Post jonnyswamp Posted August 22 Popular Post Share Posted August 22 I won't bore you with the travel details because, well they're boring Two flights and a ferry ride later, we arrived at Sandland Brygge at around 8pm last Wednesday 14th August 2024 The 7 of us were met by the owners/hosts Steiner and Stina who loaded our luggage and gear into their van for the very short 2 min drive to the digs, far easier than trying to drag a weeks worth of food, drink, clothes, tackle ourselves We had one of the 2, 8 birth lodges which are clean, comfortable and full of all the appliances you will need Anyway, we unpacked and 2 of us had a safety briefing on the self drive boats (6.5m all aluminium with 150 suzuki 4 strokes which you can see towards the end of the first video, there are also a couple of 7.5m boats with 200 suzukis on the back) Briefing done, it was time for supper and an early night Day 1, Thursday Luckily, a few of the lads had been here last year, so knew a few marks that we went straight out to This threw up some nice Cod (not massive I know, but Cod) and smaller Coalies, there must litterally be hundreds of thousand of them, as this was the scene on pretty much every mark we went to Despite the abundance of bait fish, it wasn't as frantic as I expected/was assured, there was no wind and a very little tide which I decided was the reason Not a disaster Day 2, Friday High wind and heavy, prolonged showers Spent most of the day looking for shelter out of the wind (which you can always find somewhere in one of the fjords) getting wet and pulling the odd few fish up Did try for Plaice, but drift was all over the place and horizontal rain, though I did manage a Dab of over a 300mm No pictures as too wet Not a good day Day 3, Saturday Good weather Thought we would try some deeper water (150m +) very difficult to get 2 drifts the same even when starting at the exact same point (not just today, pretty much every day) Had fish on every mark when the lines weren't kiting too much As well as the Cod and Coalies, we also had their equivalent of dogfish, Torsk, which can be a nuisance A bit of a cross between a Ling, a cod and a Rockling We also picked up a few Wolf fish, they call them Catfish up there Ugly critters with razer teeth and a jaw like a hydraulic crusher, but nice eating apparently Finished the day off trying for Plaice I think we had between 15 and 20 between the 3 of us, with this being the best of the day 5lb 6oz Had a couple of double hook ups with 3.5/4lb fish which initially I though was a double figure fish, ashamed to say I was a bit disappointed when I saw 2 fish coming up 🫣 This was my most enjoyable day up to now Day 4 Sunday Carbon copy of Friday, blustery winds and heavy showers with much the same results Managed a few Plaice towards the end of the day as the wind turned and made the drift the right direction This was around 4lb IIRC Day 5 Monday Great forecast so we set off for the "pig farm" some reefs and drop offs around 6/7 miles off the NE of Loppa Very quiet for both boats all morning, though the few fish that were caught were worth the wait First in were the lads on the other boats, one of them (Smurf) dropped a dead bait down and as soon as it hit the bottom, his rod went bananas This was the result Took the treble deep, so wouldn't go back, went 66lb when weighed some 6 hrs later Was very probably 70lb when caught, he was over the moon, could hear the cheers (from his boat and one close by) a mile away Smurfs mate will copied his tactics and was rewarded with it's smaller sibling 20 mins or so later Will's (on right) went 34lb, looks like a minnow next to the monster Will also caught the only Red fish of the trip Our boat wasn't faring so well, until Paul also dropped a deadbait down and was rewarded with the best Halibut of the trip Scales were bouncing between 38 and 42lb, so we generously gave him 39lb 😁 Will also picked up a halibut earlier on in the week of around 20lb To be continued on next post Malc, Andy135, JDP and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Wow some big fat cod there, such an awesome place to fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daio web Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 nice one nick great report thanks bud 🐳 jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Well done the boys. Norways weather is always a gamble but didn't turn out too bad for you in the end. Loads of species and some proper lunkers too. Well done ! jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Great to see plenty of species rather than cod and coalie. Did you not get any pollock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Next year Outlaws... Next year 💪 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 52 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Next year Outlaws... Next year 💪 Did you not read propa ? 2025 is booked already!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 17 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Did you not read propa ? 2025 is booked already!! Meh, no doubt something would occur that would stop us going anyway, if previous seasons are anything to go by. 😖 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 14 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Meh, no doubt something would occur that would stop us going anyway, if previous seasons are anything to go by. 😖 If you're paying that much dosh nothing except an earthquake or the end of the world would get in the way! I'd look at July though. jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 On 8/23/2024 at 10:49 AM, Malc said: Great to see plenty of species rather than cod and coalie. Did you not get any pollock? Yes, just the one of around 7/8lb IIRC, it was on the other boat Very scarce over there apparently, Stiener (the owner of the resort and charter boat) thought the picture was photo shopped and I don't think he really believed it The same lad also caught one last year Malc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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