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Norway Fjord Report: Cod and Coalfish in Long Light Conditions

Norway Fjord Report: Cod and Coalfish in Long Light Conditions

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Artificial Lure here with your Norway fjord fishing report. Along the western fjords from Hardanger up past Sognefjorden, we’ve been under a mixed sky – light showers rolling through with long, bright breaks. Daytime air’s been sitting around the low teens Celsius, dropping toward 8–10°C at night. A gentle to moderate breeze from the southwest has been the norm, with the more open fjord mouths picking up a bit of chop while the inner arms stay fairly calm. Up this way we’re still enjoying the long light. Around Bergen and Sognefjorden, sunrise is a little before 4 in the morning and sunset around 11 at night, with usable twilight pretty much all “night.” Farther north toward Ålesund and Trondheim, it’s even brighter – more or less continuous gloaming that keeps the fish active in the low-light windows. The tide today has been running a standard semi‑diurnal pattern: a decent morning high followed by a strong outgoing, then another push late afternoon into evening. The best action has lined up with the last half of the flood and the first of the ebb, especially where side arms meet the main fjord and around points that pinch the current. Cod and coalfish have been the main story. Local boats in outer Sognefjorden and the inlets around Ålesund have reported steady catches of plate‑sized cod, plenty in the 1–3 kilo range with the odd better fish mixed in. Coalfish are schooling mid‑water, smashing small baitfish over 20–40 meters, and a few better pollock have come from steeper rock walls where the current hits. Closer to shore, folks fishing light gear have picked up mackerel and smaller saithe, with bonus wrasse and the odd flounder on bait. Fish activity has peaked in the early morning and again late evening when the light softens and the wind drops. Midday has been slower in the clear water unless you’re fishing deeper edges or strong current seams. On calm stretches, you can often see shoals pushing bait up, especially near headlands and narrows. Lure choice has been pretty classic fjord fare. Slim metal jigs in the 40–80 gram range, silver or blue‑silver, have been deadly for cod and coalfish when jigged just off the bottom or burned up through the water column. Small to medium shads in natural baitfish colors – sand eel green, pearl, and motor‑oil – rigged on 30–60 gram jig heads are producing well on drifted reefs and ledges. For shore anglers, 18–30 gram coastal wobblers and long‑casting spoons in silver, copper, or mackerel pattern are hard to beat. On the bait side, strips of mackerel, herring, or saury on simple paternoster rigs are still king for cod and mixed groundfish. A bit of scent seems to help in the deeper water; just keep the leads heavy enough to hold bottom in the tide, but not so heavy that you lose the feel of the bites. A couple of hotspots to keep in mind: First, the outer arms of **Sognefjorden** near Balestrand and out toward the mouth. Drift the 40–80 meter contours along reef edges where the tide pushes hard; that’s been producing solid cod and coalfish, especially on the evening flood. Second, the **Hjørundfjorden** area south of Ålesund. Steep rock walls with ledges around 20–50 meters have given up nice pollock and coalfish when you work shads tight to the structure, letting them swing naturally in the current. If you’re heading out, time your session around the tide turns, fish the moving water, and don’t be afraid to change depth often until you find where the fish are hanging today. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for more reports from Artificial Lure. 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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