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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 […]
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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 […]
Sportquests Top 6 Scariest Fish You Can Catch With Us
In light of the yearly celebration of Halloween, us here at the Sportquests team have come up with a small list of our top 6 scariest looking fish that can be caught on our tours… 6. Ratfish These look like something straight out of a goosebumps novel. These large-eyed deep-sea fish take the number 6 spot with their scary enlarged eyes […]
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 […]
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 […]
