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Species Spotlight: Atlantic Halibut
Name: Atlantic Halibut Scientific name: Hippoglossus Stenolepis ATLANTIC HALIBUT Description Starting life as a round fish, these Jurassic looking creatures of the deep soon evolve into a flatfish. The eyes migrate around their head at around 6 months old where they then start living life as a flatfish. Being a mottled brown on top with a white underbelly these fish […]
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Sportquest Holidays two Day Halibut Competition in Norway
The moment that so many of you have been waiting for has come. We have finalised the location, dates and prices for our exclusive new Halibut competition, which is taking place at our destination on the Lofoten Islands called Å. This camp owned by Nordic Sea Angling has for the last few years been the go-to place for any angler […]
Meet Our New Fishing Guide: Ross Johnson
We are extremely pleased to announce that Ross Johnson will be joining Sportquest Holidays exclusively to work as a fishing guide. Ross will be hosting a large variety of destinations around the world, from sea fishing destinations through to some stunning popper/jig fishing destinations. For those of you who do not know Ross Johnson, he is a well-known species and […]
Hints And Tips For The Sportquest Halibut Competition
Each year Sportquest Holidays organise their annual Halibut competition at Å on the Lofoten Islands with large cash prizes and many smaller prizes from leading tackle manufactories. This is the UK’s biggest Halibut competition in Norway and spaces sell out very quickly so if you like the sound of this and would like to take part then contact us to […]
End of Year Round Up
What a year it has been and one I am personally very proud of. At the end of 2017, we purchased a property that was converted into brand new offices and became the new head office for Sportquest Holidays. We therefore started this year with lots of exciting times and challenges. Once the office work had been completed we could […]
Sportquest In Saltwater Boat Angling Magazine
Sportquests Matt Crowe joined Paul Stevens on the April 2018 Mefjord Hosted trip, the article from this trip where some monster cod were caught was published by the brilliant Saltwater Boat Angling magazine. So make a cuppa, sit back and delve into the world of MONSTER COD AT MEFJORD Cod, one of the main species of fish that holds […]
IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR NORWAY SPORT FISHING STARTS 2018
The Norwegian fishery government have now introduced new rules for anglers that will take effect from 1st January 2018. A reporting obligation is imposed on Halibut, Cod, Wolfish and Redfish. The number of fish caught by species after their fishing day, not the number of weight, should be reported. At all of our Nordic sea Angling destinations in Norway, there […]
