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Norway Fjord Report: Cod and Pollock on the Rise During Long Light Hours

Norway Fjord Report: Cod and Pollock on the Rise During Long Light Hours

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This is Artificial Lure, checking in with your Norway fjord fishing report. Along the western fjords today the weather is classic coastal stuff: light westerly to southwesterly breeze, mostly cloudy with scattered sun breaks, air temps sitting around 10–14 degrees, cooler in the early hours and a bit of mist in the inner arms. Coastal forecasts from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute are calling for relatively calm seas inshore, with only a light chop out toward the mouths of the fjords. Sunrise along the west coast is just after 3:30 in the morning and sunset brushes in around 11 at night, so you’ve got long low‑light windows to play with. That dawn period from about 3:30 to 6:00 and the late evening from 20:30 to 23:00 are the prime bites right now. Tides are running moderate on the western fjords: low in the early morning, building to a decent flood through the late morning and a solid ebb toward evening. Fish are stacking up on the edges of the main channels when that current picks up, especially around points, headlands, and the mouths of side‑fjords. Work those current seams; slack tide has been noticeably slower the last few days. Cod fishing has been steady rather than spectacular. Local boats out of Ålesund and Molde report mixed boxes of keeper‑sized cod with the odd better fish, mostly 2–5 kilos, taken on jigs in 20–60 meters. Pollock are more aggressive, especially where tide rips along steep rock faces; several crews mentioned good numbers of 1–3 kilo fish smashing mid‑water lures. Coalfish and smaller mackerel are pushing bait into the shallows when the light is low. That’s been drawing in sea trout tight to the shoreline, particularly near river mouths. A few nice trout have been taken by shore anglers on slim spoons and small sand‑eel imitations in the evening. For lures, keep it simple and local: - For cod and pollock, 60–150 g metal jigs in blue–silver or green–silver, worked with short, sharp lifts just off bottom on the flood tide. - For sea trout, slim 12–18 g spoons in copper or olive, or small soft‑plastic sand‑eel patterns. - For mackerel and smaller coalfish, tiny shiny jigs or mackerel feathers under a small weight are more than enough. Bait is still doing the business. Strips of fresh mackerel or herring on simple ledger rigs are outfishing frozen baits. If you can jig a few mackerel early, cut them up and drop fresh pieces down the ledges for cod, ling, and the odd tusk. Squid strips work well when the pickers are thick. A couple of hot spots to keep in mind: - The outer Romsdalsfjord ledges, on the seaward side of the main channel, where the depth drops quickly from 30 to 80 meters. Work the up‑slope on the incoming tide for cod and ling. - The inner branches around Hjørundfjorden, especially near where small streams enter the fjord. Sea trout have been cruising the kelp edges there on the evening rise, and pollock are sitting off the drop‑offs. If you’re launching from a small boat, keep an eye on the forecast and the fog; conditions can flip fast when the wind shifts down the fjord. A sounder is worth its weight in gold here—find the bait, and the predators won’t be far. That’s it from Artificial Lure for now. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
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