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Species Spotlight: Cod
Species: Atlantic Cod Scientific Name: Gladus Morhua Also known as: Cod, Tommy Cod, Codling Description The Cod is an unmistakable fish. The colouration of a Cod is normally green to brown on its back with a distinct mottling leading down to a white belly. The top jaw overextends the lower jaw which comes with the fish’s most distinct feature, a. […]
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Species Spotlight: European Plaice
Name: European Plaice Also known as: Plaice Scientific Name: Pleuronectes platessa European Plaice Description The characteristics of the common European Plaice ranges from a dark green to dark brown back with irregularly distributed red or orange spots and the under side of the body is pearly white. The skin is smooth with small scales and they are able to adapt […]
Species Spotlight: Coalfish
Species: Coalfish Scientific Name: Pollachius virens Also known as: Saithe, Coalies COALFISH Description Coalfish is a codfish (members of the cod family) that can be found both near the surface and on the seabed down to a depth of 300 metres. It is a shoaling fish that may gather in large numbers where there is plenty of food. Lots of […]
Species Spotlight: Skrei Cod
Species: Skrei Cod Scientific Name: Gadus morhua Also known as: Valentine’s Fish SKREI COD Description Skrei Cod looks just like a normal resident Norwegian Cod but these fish migrate over 1000km from the Barents sea to their original spawning grounds off the Norwegian Coastline. This amazing feat sees the Skrei Cod battle through freezing turbulent waters and it’s this epic […]
Norway, Who Said Men Can’t Cook?
The staff at Sportquest Holidays try to ensure that our customers are able to find on our website everything you would need for a successful fishing holiday. We regularly write many helpful blogs and tip reports to help you plan your holidays by advising what tackle to take to what to pack in your suitcase. All this experience and knowledge […]
Norway Sea Fishing Guide | Sportquest Holidays
Norway really is the destination that sea anglers from all over the world are wanting to travel too. This fantastic fishing destination located up in the Arctic Circle is world-renowned for the huge fish that live there, big Cod, Halibut, and Coalfish are the targets on many anglers hit lists. Sportquest has many great destinations in Norway and each one […]
My Favourite Fishing Spot In The World
I see myself as being pretty lucky, to be honest with you, working for Sportquest has enabled me to fish many different countries around the world. From the icy cold Arctic conditions of Norway, boat fishing for Skrei Cod, to the tropical deep blue seas of Mexico, big game fishing for big striped Marlin. There is however one style of […]
Species Spotlight: Lesser Guitarfish
The Lesser Guitarfish is a member of the Shark family that can be found in and around the waters of Africa. These smaller cousins of the much larger Greater Guitarfish are great fun to catch on light tackle and at times have been known to invade beaches in almost plague-like numbers. Creating some amazing catches amongst anglers. Name: Lesser Guitarfish […]
Species Spotlight: Bronze Whaler Shark
Name: Bronze Whaler Shark Also Know as: Bronzie, Copper Shark, Whaler Shark, Narrowtooth Shark Scientific Name: Carcharhinus brachyurus BRONZE WHALER SHARK Description The Bronze Whaler is a mean, sleek, killing machine, these widespread sharks are pure muscle houses and are very strong. The long snout of this fish has a mouth full of razor-sharp teeth that are used for biting […]
