Halibut Fishing Havoysund Norway Northern Norway Sea Fishing

The camp is very well run with guides on hand everyday. you also get 2 days free guiding which was a great advantage to us as we have never been to Norway before and having those guides was great. they put us on fish everytime and we even managed a 70kg Halibut which was great to watch get caught. The cod fishing was also very good with lots of fish around the 30lb mark. Thanks guys see ya next year

Fantastic destination for sea angling. Great facilities, brilliant guides and the best fishing we have ever experienced.
Thanks Paul for all your help organising the trip, all we had to do was turn up and start hauling fish. My arms are still aching!

We are currently in Oslo Airport on our way back from a very happy and successful first Norway sea fishing trip. I just wanted to let you know how much we all enjoyed it,with amongst great sport and glorious weather, cod to 33lb,a27lb coalfish-and a first halibut of 110lb shared between us!
Thank you very much for all your help and prompt reply to our many queries,its been a memorable visit!

Lots of best parts! Fishing excellent, advice and willing help at all times of Paul Stevens, organisation, guide and transfers. Not so impressed with Great Western Airport Hotel-first room allocated not cleaned with dirty beds and linen, second room missing towels and soap/shampoos-very basic accommodation. …

We'll be back!

Havoysund sea fishing exceeded my expectations, the weather, sea conditions, boats and equipment could not have been better.
Never experienced fish stocks like these were anywhere, guides gave good advice on where and how to fish, all you have to do is get out there and fish.

A fantastic week with fishing you normally dream about! When we arrived in Havoysund we were met by the guides and given an introduction and tour of the fishing camp, shown how to operate our boat, GPS and fish finder and encouraged to go out and get used to the boat on our first evening. This we duly did and, with the help and advice Paul Stevens at Sportquest gave us before we left, we were catching fish within 20 minutes of leaving harbour! Before we went our ambitions were modest with a 20lb cod and a halibut the target. We all caught a number of cod of 20 - 30 lb on our first evening with the largest being 32 lb. Throughout the week we caught lots of cod in the 20 - 30 lb range on both shads and perks with one or two muppets above. Perhaps our most successful shad for cod was a Savage Gear 300gm Tequila Sunrise but natural herring also did well. When fishing perks and muppets it was not unusual to catch two, or even three, 15 lb cod at the same time!

Paul had arranged for our guided day to be the first full day we were there. This was a good move (thanks Paul) as it meant we were shown places to fish and more importantly these were logged on the GPS enabling us to go back later in the week. It was also good finding our own places as well. The boats were very stable and excellent to fish from and cruising at 20 knots or so meant you could get around very quickly.

Besides catching lots of cod we also caught a 112cm long, 27 lb coal fish that put up an excellent fight. This was caught just outside the harbour. We also managed to catch a halibut and the lessons form the guides on how to deal with these once at the boat became very important as the one we got was 153cm long and weighed an estimated 50.5 kg and caught on a “Crazy Daisy” shad. This took 45 minutes to get to the boat when all the guys were needed to get it on board. Once on board the fish was measured and photographed before being released safely. Also caught were a number of wolf fish, long pliers being necessary to get these of the hook!

The cabins were very comfortable and overlooked the harbour so it took no time at all from leaving the cabin and getting to the boat. We had complete freedom of when and where we went. An added bonus was that a good breakfast was provided at the camp. We also took Paul’s advice and booked in an extra bag each in the form of a cold box. This was filled with food on the way out and frozen fish on the way back. This worked very well indeed. We also hired floatation suits and rods and reels from the camp. The suits were vital, being thick warm and waterproof. All of us were impressed with the rods and reels. While we were there (end of June) the temperature didn’t get above about 10C and waterproof gloves were an important item. The tackle shop at the camp carries plenty of different lures and price were not that much different than the UK. Coming from the North of England we flew from Edinburgh rather than Gatwick. This worked very well for us as Edinburgh airport is easy to get to and park at. The only downside was an 8 hour stop over at Oslo on the way back but still much better for us than the Gatwick option.

In conclusion an excellent holiday at a first class fishing camp. So if you are thinking about going to Havoysund for a week stop thinking and GO! You won’t regret it.

FROM MY INITIAL ENQUIRY, TO THE PERSONAL CALL 5 DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE AND THE SUBSEQUENT CALL 5 DAYS AFTER OUR RETURN, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FAULT PAUL AND MEL FOR ANYTHING,THEY ARE BOTH POLITE , INFORMATIVE, AND A PLEASURE TO DEAL WITH , THEY BOTH POSSESS A PALPABLE DESIRE FOR YOUR ARRANGEMENTS TO GO WITHOUT A HITCH, ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR THE USUAL BARRAGE OF QUESTIONS WHICH THEY ARE ONLY TOO PLEASED TO ANSWER.
THE HAVOYSUND CAMP IS VERY USER FRIENDLY, AND VERY CLOSE TO THE BOATS AND FUEL PONTOON - THE BOATS ARE FIRST CLASS AND IN EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION.
WE WERE BLESSED WITH OUTSTANDING WEATHER EXCEPT FOR ONE VERY "SEA MISTY DAY" BUT WE STILL HIT THE MARKS 7 MILES OUT EVEN THOUGH WE COULD'NT SEE 25 METERS ALL AROUND US ALL DAY ! PERKS OF HAVING AN EX COMMERCIAL BOAT MASTER AS OUR DRIVER.THE GUIDES WERE ALL FRIENDLY AND INFORMATIVE AND THE BREAKFAST WAS VERY GOOD AND FILLING.
ALL THINGS SAID "A VERY GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL" IN OUR PARTY - WOULD I GO BACK TO HAVOYSUND OH YES IN A HEARTBEAT. TIGHT LINES !!

HI i will attempt to send the best photos i have so far , I am awaiting a whole bunch more that look to be of better quality, unfortunatly we did not spend as much time shooting good photo shots as we would have liked now that we are home , you kind of get lost in the fishing moment and the taking of pictures becomes a chore! and there just never seems to be Time? considering the amount and diversity of the fish we had around us almost all the time, Poor Stuart could not put his rod down from the moment we got to the camp especially after he watched me hook an 85 cm halibut on a dexter wedge from the jetty on my bass rod and 20 lb braid second cast And almost land the fish without a gaff or net !! (he still has the scars to prove it from its teeth) FUNNY! . We all struggled with the 24 hr sunshine ,Its just so hard to leave the fishing and try to sleep.On the last day we we left the shelter of the islands and travelled North into the Barrents Sea for a short 4 hr session , I have never seen a shoal of fish so large in my life, we were in 150 meters of water on the edge or a drop off that contoured for about a mile and a half we had fish thick on the sounder from bottom to 10 meters below the surface, a mix of Cod , Coalfish, big Haddock, Ling Cod and Wolf fish that went on as far as we were drifting and probably much further.We were catching just off our leeder, Stu had Coalies to 18 lb and a big Haddock everytime the Coalies were a bit slow, I was the same ,I hooked and landed 38.8 lb Cod at literally 10 meters under the surface. Our days fishing were ended by some gentle drifting by the rocks in shallow water with light gear and prawn baits for big Dabs and Plaice, Of course Halibut of all sizes were part of our daily catch from 70 cm being about the smallest to the largest we caught at 160 cm, we all had big fish ,Simon 115cm ,Stuart 130cm. I had the big one but Stu lost a very strong fish on a 3 lb livebait.smashed up like it was 6lb line. AWSOME. We did not loose a days fishing but we saw awide range of weather conditions, some ugly but mostly beautifull just like the scenery. We all had a fantastic trip ! This is our second time to this camp and it will not be the last, highly recommend Havoysund to anyone wishing to target some of Norways finest species

Hi Mel,
We have had a great holiday.
The fishing has been excellent, on a couple of days you felt almost too tired to reel the next one in!
Loads of cod over 10 kilo's, Haddock up to 4.5 kilo's and we each caught at least two Halibut upto 20 kilo's with one of the other boats getting a 120 kilo Halibut.
The weather stopped us from targeting big Coal fish so sadly we will have to go back and do it all over again!

The accomodation is good with the benefit of a buffet breakfast. The supermarket is very close which makes lunch and dinner very easy.

The Arronet boats are superb and come equipped with a fantastic navigational aid and good sonar allowing a run to be fished reliably and finding fish is simple.
We could only scratch the surface of the huge potential that this site has so will definitely return.
Thanks for all your help with organisation,
Best wishes Stewart

We are Four members of the Breakaway Sea Angling Club from Ireland ,we recently booked a Fishing Trip with Sportquest Holidays to Havousund in Norway ,the reason for the trip was to catch some of the large Cod and if possible to catch a Halibut ,our dreams were fulfilled, on every drop of our lines we caught a fish Cod,Haddock,Coalfish,all very good fish ,and finally on our second last day a 30lb.Halibut fell to Paddy Bourke a former Lord Mayor of Dublin this fish made our trip well worth while,the end tackle we used were pirks of 500/700 grammes with three hooks, and shads with stingers attached ,we took too much gear with us ,a combination of 3 or 4 of each would be enough,if you can ,bring your own food and drink, as things are very expensive in Norway.the trip up to the fishing grounds was not too bad ,but the trip back was very long ,as we were told there were no direct flights to Dublin but on the day there were two .........,all in all we had a very enjoyable time ,the team at Sportquest ,Melanie,Paul, and Peter, handled our arrangements with great care ,with follow up calls and were always on the other end of the Phone.

Another great holiday in a fantastic location! Although weather conditions meant that we opted for safety and didn't head too far out, we caught lots of quality fish, 9 species in all, including excellent cod and haddock (lots of these) and 3 halibut! Our fellow anglers and the guides were all friendly and sociable, although we were the only English party,-we certainly didn't feel out of place. Paul Stevens at Sportquest was, once again,a great help, always replying quickly to any enquiry and offering lots of good advice.A very competitively priced, good value angling holiday-I have recommended you to lots of friends and acquaintances-I'm sure they wont be disappointed!
The only negative was once again the Airport hotel-as last year, they only appeared to have one room allocated, after a long wait another room was given-it was only the next morning that I discovered our friends had been allocated a double bedded room, but were so tired that one slept on the "Put me up"!! Breakfast was supposed to commence at 4am, we came down at 4.30, we received very sparse food offerings, cold coffee and orange juice so dilute it looked like it was passed by the management! No staff were to be seen apart from the receptionist, who simply shrugged when I reported our experiences on checking out....Thats the second year running that we have been let down there-a great shame and disappointing start to our holiday.

Hello Sportquest, thanks for organising a great trip. The camp and staff were brilliant and the fishing was some of the best i have ever experienced.

I have been going to Norway for the last 10 years and i must say that Havoysund will take some beating.

We both have agreed maybe to go for 2 weeks next year but to the Lofoten Islands as we like to try different places. Once again thank you

The only down side to this holiday was the hassle that we had at the airport with Norweign Airlines. They wanted to charge us at Oslow for the rod tube again at £9 per kilo.
Great location, good guides, good company. Was impressed with Sports Quest and the organisation. The stay at Best Western in Oslow very good and had a very good meal there that evening.
Fantastic experience of catching and releasing all our halibut including a 169cm 170lb fish.
Will send pictures under separate cover.
Two friends of our have already booked for next year on our recommendation

Good accommodation; great guides - very safety conscious. Very good boats and great fishing. On the downside, breakfast pretty repetitive and boring.

Made many new friends and caught more fish than I could imagine (but could manage I might add).

The whole trip was excellent and ran smoothly from start to finish. In particular the organisation of the camp was excellent, with plenty of facilities to make the stay comfortable and practical e.g. a large drying room, freezers, very well stocked tackle shop, a lot of fish filleting stands both indoors and outdoors, bar, restaurant with pool table and dart board etc.

The fishing was outstanding, with the obvious consideration of the weather which cannot be helped. A vast variety of fish could be caught from numerous marks and there is plenty of opportunity to beat personal best fish. The guides were friendly, very helpful and knowledgeable.

The most memorable moments were catching my first halibut (albeit a 60cm one) and smashing my personal best cod! Catching 7 different species of fish was a new record for me too in Norway. The other best moment was one of our boat catching a huge halibut and landing it, fantastic to see for the first time too.

My only suggestions to help would be to show the weather and winds and the impact on which fishing grounds they may hinder or help. Some experience of driving boats is very beneficial at this camp in my opinion.

For future parties I think a fish catching method / technique briefing would help a lot (e.g. knowing to use ‘dead bait’ or more glow shads for the halibut and that heavy pirks are needed for the larger cod due to the depth), especially with packing and also emphasise the variety and amount of tackle the onsite shop has, because it really does have everything.

All in all, an excellent camp, a fantastic trip and some brilliant people out there both guides and other anglers. The camp was fantastic and had all the facilities you wold ever need and with the shop within a couple of minutes walk it really had it all. We will be re-booking for 2018 (if not before).

Also worth mentioning the excellent service pre departure, Sportsquest always kept in contact and all information, tickets etc all sent in a very professional and timely manner. It was a slick operation and very noticeable from a customer perspective. Paul as ever was on hand to help us before and during the trip, thank you Paul.

My best part was getting my Halibut. We were unlucky with the weather so fishing was hard work but our guide Sebastian was great company and work hard to get us on the fish. Crossing a straight in a 4 metre swell will stay in my memory for a long time. Very exhilarating

Our hire suits were ok but did leak.

The trip is amazing. Watching someone have a Three hour battle with a Halibut is something you can't believe, they are one strong fish!

As regards to tackle you can get what you need on site and would get away with taking as little as possible

The guides are helpful but you need to approach them and ask as much as possible on catching the Halibut as they can be tricky to set the hook

Great holiday 10/10!
Halibut fishing at its best, fish to 1.8 m long. 30 Halibut in 6 days not bad for 2 anglers.
The fishing camp at Havoysund was fantastic, high standards, the guides + team took pride in the camp.

The fishing was very good. Boats and guides excellent!

All good, thanks you! Good service, good camp, good fishing. 5 AM - 12 PM breakfast would have allowed us to have breakfast more than twice during the week we stayed there.
Overnight hotel service and restaurant was very poor.

A big thank you to all staff at Sportquest who make our trips so special.
"One call does it all" The most stress free booking process we have found.

Although a windy week at Havoysund it did not stop us getting out there is nearly always somewhere to fish. The weeks fishing was very good Cod to over 20lb Plaice to 5lb Haddock Coalfish Dabs and large mackerel. The Halibut came in all sizes from 50cm to 170cm and one fish i could not stop, after a long run of over100yds the 80lb leader was parted off on the bottom.
Best tip dont under estimate the size of fish thats possible at Havoysund, next time its 150lb leader for me.

Being a guided trip, I was disappointed at not being given the opportunity to fish along with any of the guide's on our boat, or the guide boat.

Undoubtedly the most professional run fish-camp I have visited in Norway. Great guides, superb boats and very conveniently sited accommodation. Not to mention the fishing - 32 Halibut shared equally between two of us, best fish 1.8 m. The Plaice and Dab fishing close to campus also excellent, numerous 1lb + Dabs , best Plaice 5 lb 4 oz.

Havoysund guides the best! Much better than Soroya guides! They worked hard and fished hard (both guides).

Upgrade accommodation in Havoysund. It really is very poor.

The fishing was poor and I won't be going back to Havoysund. Fishing is very restricted if the weather is bad.
There was no English speaking TV which is a must when the weather is bad.
The cabins kitchen is pokey and badly positioned at the foot of the stairs. The Boats were well maintained and the walk-in freezer room was great.

Take as much food and vodka as possible! Cost of living very expensive.

Good location, beautiful scenery!

All of it was great! Norway is an amazing place! Roll on next year!

First time in Norway. Used sportquest for the first time also.
Lodge was spot on, boat dock on your doorstep. The boats and engines are perfect for the area. The Norwegian breakfast's were bad.
The Halibut fishing was great, awesome fish that fight really well ! Had some huge plaice and Cod too.

This was my first time summer fishing in northern Norway with halibut, cod and large coalfish the targets. So I didn't quite know what to expect after 3 successive trips to Soroya for the Skrei fishing.

We arrived to be told the weather was looking windy the next day but there was the option to go out that evening fishing, so we fished until 1.30am in the "midnight sun". That, in its self, was a an amazing experience and we got 7 days fishing!!

The weather wasn't with us all week (it snowed most days) and we never quite had the conditions we needed. Due to the weather we couldn't get out to the cod grounds so had several days of solid halibut fishing which is hard work. However when you finally hook one they are amazing fighters, my first ever was 66lb so chuffed to bits. When we finally got out to the cod grounds the sea was too rough to allow us to get to the best spots, and fish effectively due to the size of the swell. Least we got some sport though!

So the fishing was difficult due to the weather (that's fishing ) but both Mathew Rickard and the Nordic Sea Angling lads did their best to put us on the fish. All in all a really good week though and looking forward to going back to Havoysund for the Skrei in March.

Thanks you Sportquest.

The accommodation was a bit cramped, especially the kitchen.
The fishing around Havoysund was poor and we had to travel long distances to fishing grounds.. 30 miles plus.
Having fished 5 times at Skjervyoy, we would find good fishing a lot closer. Also fuel for boat was very expensive.

Boats were great, lodging were fine, but a bit basic - very few utensils, no draining board at sink - poorly laid out kitchen!
Never seen the guides, very little advice, nor check on how we were getting on. General feeling of being neglected.

On the whole, the trip was good, but would be helpful, if we were given some rough idea where to fish, lats & longs, would be great as there was a competition on, our rep was not much help. I am an avid fisherman and was a bit frustrated, but the trip was good.

Well organised as usual. Excellent camp + guides! Good boats, all amenities.

Don't miss the plane - M25 nightmare!!!

Great holiday , fishing good , accommodation good apart from beds were too narrow . Bit disappointed with guide he said he would email us with a photo of the halibut I caugh as the photos we took that day did not come out . But have not received any thing yet.

Hi Paul,

Just to add some additional comments to Mel.

Firstly we had a great time, and I think we would be interested in visiting your other camp next year where we can also catch Cod and Coalfish.

Personally I think the camp was suffering from a feeling of everybody had had a long season and were ready to go home, the tackle shop was not manned that often and they had even run out of suitable single Halibut hooks !
As Mel said we did struggle to get some basic info on marks etc, but we did manage to get some rough marks from a rival company, after that we were fine as I just fished the same as I would for Turbot and it seemed to work very well, we were the best boat twice (I think Ulf was impressed :)
My feeling was that a bit more support for the guests would have been useful and appreciated.

Ref the boat and engine and were great just as you said, and the fuel bill although expensive was as expected, the gear was very good, however a full spool of braid would have been helpful.

Many thanks for your good advice.

Best Regards

Tony

PS The Beanie hat you sent me was really good, however I managed to lose mine unfortunately, should you have a spare one going begging it would be much
appreciated :)

Hi Paul

Here is some feed back

Largest 192 mm Halibut, we had 17 and fished seriously for 3 days only , main method ,drifting
dead baits in 10 to 40 mtrs. and from one afternoon deep perking in 75 mtrs where we hooked 3 and lost one ,also had Good size cod from perking. Will send some photos separately.

Negatives:

Lack of guidance, pretty much left to get on with things after the first day and in fact used info from guide from the other camp on tides and areas to fish

Spent an awful lot of money on beer, food and tackle , around 750 pounds each

Would I go back , yep had a good time

Thanks

Mel

I think Havoysound would benefit from a more mature head guide. Not as good as Ulf and Sebastian although Andre was excellent.

Flights with Norwegian excellent. Overnight stop in Oslo slightly boring but if no way of connecting with next flight unfortunate. Fishing camp accommodation very basic but clean, warm and reasonably comfortable. Bedding pretty worn out. Boats, guides and cleaning facilities all excellent. Due to very cold winter water temperature 4 degrees C lower than usual so fishing suffered a bit. Still got 6 Halibut to boat which included 2 for our guide. 4 hour stop in Oslo on way back also boring but if no option, so be it.

In all a good trip. Accommodation basic but ok. The guides were inexperienced in guiding but luckily the stand in guide, Tony soon put us on the Halibut. The fishing was tough, wind and cold but we had fish to 164cm - 55cm. Cod Fishing was good and managed Cod to 30lb
The only issue I had was with boat safety; we had no radio for 2 days, no flares/life jackets and no basic instruction on boat controls. Luckily our group are all boat owners so beware if you not experienced in driving boats.

Highlight of the weeks holiday was catching Monster Halibut.

Our trip got off to a disastrous start-flight when the flight was cancelled on the morning we were assembling! At one point it looked like our only option was to attempt to get us all to Heathrow in four hours,as we still had a member of the team in Scarborough this was not possible. Luckily Paul managed to pull some strings and we finally got to our destination via Manchester,Frankfurt, Munich, Oslo, Alta and 2 public transport buses-phew! However,it all went smoothly -and we only missed 3hrs fishing!
We've been to Havoysund before,which was lucky as we were told we couldn't have a guide till the following Monday,so we did our own thing and landed some good fish,including two 40lb cod and six halibut,biggest 9stone! Our Monday guiding didn't occur as we found out second hand (and at the last minute! )that Douglas would be taking 5 boats for a 16hr session to Soraya-and we could tag along if we wanted!No apology,nothing. It was too late notice so we carried on fishing alone...It wasn't until two days before our return that I caught sight of Douglas again,when I tackled him about guiding he denied everything -so he got a bollocking!We then miraculously got a guide,Jurgen for our last day. He was a good lad and one of our party landed two halibut,of 40 and 80lb on his watch. If it had been our first time there,we would have struggled without a guide till then, however.
But,all in all-we had a great trip,landing well over 500 cod,6 halibut plus haddock,torske,wolf fish,coleys, red fish and more. Lots of wonderful wildlife to see too -I even saw a reindeer with a red nose!
Roll on next time!

Not blessed with good weather, fished three days and caught some great fish. There were three guides which was very helpful but it could have been so much better if they had co ordinated results and which methods were producing and where the fish were, depth etc, time of tide.

The guides should stop going to the hot spots. A lot of them are fished out. I mentioned this and they agreed.Honestly, I hadea great time. Anywhere in Norway. Graet fishing. I love the place. Thanks.

No stop over in Oslo if possible. Boats were very good and introduction from guides ok. If you ask where to fish they do not pinpoint the good areas, they just say the deep water in the north or the sand by an Island or if you look at a chart and say is this any good?they say yes but we always have to ask. No tips on the tackle or how high to fish. We haven't been before & have no idea but more help would be welcomed. If you call me I will explain.
Guides very good but need to help more although some parties do not want help. If you only go for 6 days I think you need all the help we can get.

We had a nice time. Nothing you can do about the weather. We had 2 nice days to fish and caught Cod to 20kg and Halibut to 40kg. Thanks Mick.

Best - Group trip to Soroya - Guides Helpful - breafast good. Accommodation fine.

Not fussed on the overnight stay in Oslo - Parking space for the boats not too good. Boat and engine great - GPS played up a couple of times.

Overall a very good trip. Love Norway but would probably look at a more direct location. Last year Lofoten was very direct for us

Dealing with Sportquest was good and I am using you again.
However Norwegian airlines were a disaster.

Norwegian Airlines provided a very good service. The hotel at Oslo was excellent, the coach transfer was excellent with a good driver. The accommodation is in need of a refurb at Havoysund and the breakfast was poor. The boats are all very good as are the guides.

1. Flights. Due to connectivity of flights this made travelling too long and the airline lost our cases.

2. Transfers. We had to wait 3 hours for the transfer bus as another flight was landing after us with more customers for the camp.

3. Accommodation. Very very small!! Inadequate facilities and no where to put clothes, no chest of drawers, no wardrobe so had to leave clothes out of suitcase. The suitcase was not even able to hide under the bed so what tiny space was available was reduced further by storing our clothes in the open. Not even room between beds to carry the cases.

4. Fishing. Firstly what awesome boats supplied by the camp, very good and stable which gave me the confidence to use as not that experienced. Plenty of room lovely to fish on. Flotation suits were not water resistant let alone waterproof. Inadequate drying room, only having 4 pegs against a wall does not provide sufficient drying operation.

5 Meals. On first day we were impressed but by the 4th, 5th and 6th day we were bored. the choice and availability of some items were reduced with only earl grey tea available... not to everybody's taste. But the service was quality.

6. Guides. Both Douglas and Jurgen were very very good, helpful and friendly with impeccable English, they were very good humoured and couldn't ask for better. Excellent.

7. Staff. Breakfast bar and restaurant staff were all very good being pleasant, friendly and expedient. A pleasure to meet.

8. Sportquest Holidays. Overall the pre-trip information was excellent, detail impressive in most parts and phone contact was very good.

1. Flights. Better connections are available we should have flown direct and not overnighted in a hotel. The airline lost one of our bags and 2 when we received it back we had 2 broken tackle boxes and a dented steel flask.

2. Transfers. Very disappointed at being made to wait 3 hours for a bus transfer to the camp due to another flight landing after us with more customers onboard.

3. Accommodation. Very small and poky with no storage space and poorly equipped for self catering.

4. Meals. Breakfast was pretty boring without a lot of choice.

5. Fishing. The first day we had 14 Halibut up to 150lbs but after this it became pretty poor with only a few more Halibut being caught along with Cod, Coalfish and Haddock. Rods and reels were good quality but the braid was not with at least 4 very good fish being lost due to breakages.

For inexperienced people like us on this type of trip I think it would be better to be given the option of being guided everyday. It would also be a good idea to be given a paper map with various marks added.

Best part: The organisation, the location, the boats and the guides.

Worst part: Missed a holiday saying may is good for Halibut when guides said Sept/Oct

Plusses and negatives,

The fishing was excellent, the boat was also fine and the guiding was exceptional. I think that everyone on board either had a personal best fish or caught a fish that was new to them.
Help was available in the tackle, and bait presentation. landing the fish etc. In short, the guidance was perfect.
The accommodation however was far less so. Whilst the location of the chalets is excellent. overlooking as they do the moored boats, they are very cramped and poorly designed and the rooms are tiny and have steeply sloping ceilings. Because one of the bedrooms was so small I opted to sleep in the single main room most nights because another angler was snoring less than 60cm away from me,
The chalets are suitable for two anglers rather than four I suggest and I would not return to sleep two to a room there again,

Excellent service from Ana Maria, nothing too much trouble. Flights went smoothly, no probs with connections. SAS lost one case! Luckily we got it at the airport the following day, although very poor communication from airline. Welcoming, friendly staff at Alta hotel, comfortable room, excellent buffet breakfast.
Bus journey to Havoysund fine, friendly driver.
Room at camp comfortable, we'll stocked with crockery, glasses cutlery and utensils.
Paul had booked us a guide for first day(Andreas) He was very friendly and helpful, put us amongst halibut, landed 2 - 156cm & 165cm,both on deadbaits, also lost one on a shad.
Rest of holiday OK, although guides were soon away from site. We would have appreciated a short visit or text from either guide with advice and recommendations. We'd been before, so had some favourite spots to visit, but would have struggled if it had been our 1st time. Douglas seemed preoccupied with the foreign parties, I was conscious of being made to wait till last on the few occasions we saw him. It emerged on the bus home that he had sent texts to the other groups informing them where he was going each day and inviting them to join him. The only text we received was one telling us when to have the boat cleaned by!
I conclusion, we had a good holiday, but it could have been better. I won't go to Havoysund again, and the feeling on the bus from some of the other anglers was similar. A pity, I've had some memorable times there....