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Norway Fjord Summer Bite: Cod, Saithe, and Midnight Light Glory

Norway Fjord Summer Bite: Cod, Saithe, and Midnight Light Glory

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This is Artificial Lure with your Norway fjord fishing report. Along the west coast fjords from Hardanger and Sogne up toward Nordfjord, we’ve had a typical early-summer pattern: light to moderate southwesterly breeze, scattered low clouds, and stable barometer. Coastal forecasts from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute call for 3–7 m/s winds, a slight chop in the outer fjords, and calmer, glassier water once you tuck inside the arms. Sunrise is coming early and sunset late now, with only a few hours of grey. That long, low light at “almost-night” has been the prime window. Local tide tables show decent mid-range tides this week, with a stronger flood pushing in during the late evening and a gentler ebb through the small hours. The best bite has lined up with the first two hours of the flood, especially where current squeezes around points and narrows. Fish activity has picked up nicely. In the mid-fjords, small-boat anglers report steady **cod**, **pollock/saithe**, and **coalfish**, with a scattering of **ling** on the drop-offs and **plaice/dab** on softer bottoms. Many boats are bringing in mixed bags of 1–3 kg cod and pollock, with the odd 5–7 kg fish for those working deeper ledges. Shore anglers have had decent numbers of smaller coalfish and mackerel from piers and rocks where the baitfish are funnelled by current. For lures, metal and movement are paying off. Slim **pilkers** in silver, blue, or green, 60–150 g depending on depth, are still the workhorses for cod and saithe. Soft shads on 40–80 g jig heads in natural sand-eel colours—olive, pearl, and motor oil—have outfished traditional gear when fished close to the bottom with slow lifts. On calmer evenings, smaller 20–30 g casting jigs and spoons worked fast in the upper 10 metres have triggered furious mackerel and coalfish flurries under bird activity. Bait anglers are doing well with **strip baits** of mackerel or herring on simple paternoster rigs. A bit of scent has made a clear difference on slower tides; salted mackerel strips stay on the hook and withstand the pickers. For flatfish in the inner fjord sand flats, small hooks baited with ragworm, lugworm, or tiny mackerel strips, fished slowly along the bottom, have produced plaice and dabs in modest but consistent numbers. Two hotspots to consider: First, the **outer Sognefjord shoulders** near the mouths of side-fjords and skerries. Where the tide speeds up around the islands, cod and saithe are holding mid-water over 40–80 m, and there have been some chunky coalfish smashing jigs on the drop. Second, the **narrows and points of Hardangerfjord**, particularly where steep rock walls fall straight into 50+ metres. Boats drifting across these edges with pilkers and large shads have reported mixed bags, including a few better ling and the occasional halibut for those patient enough to bump big baits along the bottom. If you’re heading out tonight into the almost-midnight light, focus on those current lines, watch for birds picking over bait, and keep your lures moving but close to structure. The fjords are alive, and the next good fish is probably a cast or two away. 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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