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Norway Fjord Fishing: Coalfish and Ling in the Midnight Sun Season

Norway Fjord Fishing: Coalfish and Ling in the Midnight Sun Season

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This is Artificial Lure with your Norway fjord fishing report. Along the western fjords from Hardanger to Sognefjord and up toward Nordfjord, a weak low has slipped east and left us with mostly **stable, light winds**, scattered cloud, and cool early-summer temps. Coastal forecasts from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute call for **light southwesterly to variable breeze**, generally under 6–8 m/s, with only a slight chop inside the sheltered fjords. We’re close to the longest days of the year. Around Bergen and the mid–west coast, **sunrise is just after 4:00 in the morning and sunset a bit before 23:00**, with usable light almost all night. Farther north toward Ålesund and Trondheim, you’ve practically got **grey daylight around the clock**, perfect for stretching a session into the small hours. Tides from the official Norwegian tide tables show a **moderate cycle** today: low tide in mid‑morning, a solid **high in the late afternoon to early evening**, then a falling tide toward midnight. That afternoon push has been the trigger window lately, with baitfish pushed tighter to points and underwater bars in the fjords. Reports from local skippers and tackle shops up and down the coast say the **coalfish (saithe)** are thick in the 10–40 m range, with plenty of fish in the 1–4 kg class and the odd larger one mixed in. Pollock and smaller **cod** are hanging deeper off drop‑offs and reef edges, and there have been decent catches of **ling and tusk** for those dropping bait to 80–150 m on the steeper fjord walls. Closer to shore, anglers casting from rocks and small jetties are seeing **mackerel** move in on the stronger tide periods, plus the usual whiting and haddock by‑catch on bait. For artificials, locals are doing best with: - **20–60 g silver or blue sand‑eel style jigs** and slim pilkers worked fast for coalfish. - **Natural baitfish‑pattern shads** in 10–15 cm on 40–80 g jig heads, hopped along the bottom for cod and pollock. - Small **metal spoons and casting jigs** in the 15–25 g range for mackerel from shore. On the bait side, **strip baits of mackerel or herring** are still king, either on simple paternoster rigs or sliding ledger rigs. For the deeper species like ling and tusk, many skippers prefer **whole or half mackerel** on strong 8/0–10/0 hooks and 0.80–1.00 mm mono traces. A couple of hotspot ideas: - **Outer Sognefjord – Vadheim / Lavik area**: The mouths of side fjords and the points off the ferry routes have produced steady coalfish and mid‑size cod on the flood. Work your lures along the edge from 20 down to 60 m, especially where you see bait on the sounder. - **Nordfjord – around Rugsund and the bridge narrows**: Strong current and sharp drops from 15 m straight into 100 m make this a classic ling and tusk spot with coalfish stacked mid‑water. Fish the last two hours of the rising tide and first of the fall with heavy shads and baited rigs. In the inner, calmer fjord arms, evenings have been good for shore anglers: small spoons, 15–20 g jigs, and simple bottom rigs with worm or mackerel strips will keep the rod bending with smaller codling, whiting, and the occasional better fish cruising the shallows right before and after high water. Keep an eye on that late‑afternoon high tide window, scale your lures to the size of the bait you’re seeing, and don’t be afraid to speed up for the coalfish – they want it moving. Thanks for tuning in, and remember to subscribe so you don’t miss the next 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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