Steinfjord is a wild fjord on Senja Island, where jagged peaks rise straight from the sea and the fishing is relentless. This is a Sportquest exclusive camp, designed for anglers who want serious fishing in one of Norway’s most dramatic locations.
Early season sees the arrival of the Skrei. Vast shoals of migratory Cod drive in from the Barents Sea, smashing baits and topping 50lb. As spring moves forward, Halibut patrol the inshore shallows, ambushing anything in range and pushing tackle to the limit. Coalfish crash through baitfish midwater. Ling and Wolffish dominate the depths. Plaice and Redfish wait for lighter tactics. Every drift carries real potential.
You’ll fish from quality guide boats with just four rods per vessel. English-speaking guides know the marks, fine tune your tactics, and put you in the right place at the right time. Expect full support on the water and the best shot of your trophy fish.
Back at camp, the focus is on comfort and convenience. The villa offers single rooms with a terrace overlooking the fjord, plus a tackle shop, rental gear, pub and restaurant all close at hand.
Steinfjord is built for anglers who want variety, size, and expert guidance from a Sportquest exclusive camp.
The season runs from March to October.
Season: March to October
Peak: March to May
Weight: 5lb to 70lb
Average Weight: 15lb
Season: May to September
Peak: June to September
Weight: 10lb to 300lb
Average Weight: 40lb
Season: May to September
Peak: June to September
Weight: 5lb to 35lb
Average Weight: 10lb
Season: May to September
Peak: July to September
Weight: 1lb to 6lb
Average Weight: 3lb
Season: March to October
Peak: March to October
Weight: 5lb to 5lb
Average Weight: 8lb
Depart Any international airport - Arrive Oslo
Depart Any international airport - Arrive Oslo
Depart: TBA
Arrive: Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
General Note
General Note
Please note: Depending on your chosen international airport, an overnight flight and/or hotel stay may be required, which may affect your departure and return dates. Your itinerary will be finalised once travel arrangements are confirmed.
Independent flight/travel arrangements can be accommodated, though our flight-inclusive packages are recommended to ensure seamless integration into your holiday plans.
Depart Oslo - Arrive Bardufoss
Depart Oslo - Arrive Bardufoss
Depart: Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Arrive: Bardufoss Airport
Travel from Bardufoss Airport to Steinfjord
Travel from Bardufoss Airport to Steinfjord
When you have arrived at Bardufoss make your way to the baggage collection area and wait for your bags. Once your group have collected all your bags make your way outside of the terminal building where there will be a minibus and driver from Camp Steinfjord waiting to transfer you to the destination. The transfer takes approximately 1 hour 40 minutes.
Camp Steinfjord
Overnight Accommodation
Camp Steinfjord in a Single Room on a Self Catering basis
Fishing
Fishing
On your first two fishing days, you’ll get to experience the fantastic fishing on offer at Camp Steinfjord, located on the famous island of Senja.
During the early part of the season, the camp is renowned for its first-class Skrei Cod fishing, while during the summer months, it offers excellent mixed fishing opportunities for specimen-sized Halibut, Cod, Coalfish, and Plaice, to name a few.
As this is a fully guided trip, you’ll be looked after by one of our experienced guides, meaning there’s no pressure on driving the boat or finding the fish, leaving you to concentrate purely on the excellent fishing on offer.
Camp Steinfjord
Overnight Accommodation
Camp Steinfjord in a Single Room on a Self Catering basis
Fishing
Fishing
On fishing days three and four, and on each day of your holiday, your guide will talk to you all as a group and make a plan for the day. One of the nice things about the camp is that some of the best marks can be as close as a fifteen-minute steam from the cabins. The guides have been fishing this camp for many years and have developed a superb knowledge of all the fishing areas, taking you to specific places that target your chosen species.
They will also, of course, assist with that all-important trophy shot.
Camp Steinfjord
Overnight Accommodation
Camp Steinfjord in a Single Room on a Self Catering basis
Fishing
Fishing
On your last two fishing days and throughout your fishing week, you’ll be fishing from one of the camp’s guide boats. These are Alumarin 760’s and 830’s, perfect for accommodating four anglers and a guide, plus fishing tackle.
The company has a long history of building quality boats designed for the rigours of sea fishing in Norwegian waters, and they are safe and stable. They feature powerful Suzuki engines, Lowrance Elite Ti2 fishfinder and chartplotter combos, plus a VHF radio.
Camp Steinfjord
Overnight Accommodation
Camp Steinfjord in a Single Room on a Self Catering basis
Travel from Steinfjord to Bardufoss Airport
Travel from Steinfjord to Bardufoss Airport
Depending on your return flight times, you will be transferred back to Bardufoss Airport for your return flights home. The transfer takes approximately 1 hour 40 minutes.
Depart Bardufoss - Arrive Oslo
Depart Bardufoss - Arrive Oslo
Depart: Bardufoss Airport
Arrive: Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Depart Oslo - Arrive Any international airport
Depart Oslo - Arrive Any international airport
Depart: Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
Arrive: TBA
General Note
General Note
Please note: Depending on your chosen international airport, an overnight flight and/or hotel stay may be required, which may affect your departure and return dates. Your itinerary will be finalised once travel arrangements are confirmed.
Independent flight/travel arrangements can be accommodated, though our flight-inclusive packages are recommended to ensure seamless integration into your holiday plans.
Prices are shown per person and are based on single rooms and four anglers per guide and per guide boat, unless otherwise specified. All prices are accurate at the time of publication but may vary slightly depending on factors such as travel dates, booking time, airline pricing, or fuel surcharges set by the operators. Flights are always priced at the most competitive rates available at the time of enquiry to ensure you receive the best possible value when booking.
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| From | To | Days | Price | Availability |
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| 31/03/2027 | 07/04/2027 | 8 | £2,353 | Enquire Book Now |
| 07/04/2027 | 14/04/2027 | 8 | £2,365 | Sold Out |
| 16/06/2027 | 23/06/2027 | 8 | £2,572 | Enquire Book Now |
| 29/03/2028 | 05/04/2028 | 8 | £2,421 | Enquire Book Now |
| 05/04/2028 | 12/04/2028 | 8 | £2,433 | Enquire Book Now |
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"The trip was great. We were very fortunate with the weather, the camp and facilities are well run and kept in good order, our guide robin was top notch and most of all the fishing was relentless with tumps and rumps of cod 15-25lb caught a good few over 30lb and a couple over 40lb with the heaviest weighing 22kg with works out around 48lb."
"Steinfjord is an amazing camp. Filleting room and drying room excellent, with top class guide boats and guides.The fishing was none stop with 'a fish a drop 'at times with cod from 15lb to high 40lbs. On site there is 'The Fat Cod' restaurant and bar but no supermarket. When leaving Bardafoss ask the the driver to call at the supermarket to get all your provisions for the week. Great trip ,I'll be back. Paul."
"Camp Steinfjord... absolutely top location!
Facilities in the camp are some of the best I've seen.
Filleting room, drying area, freezer, tackle shop, were all first class.
Villa we stayed in was absolutely fine, although a little tired perhaps - and Emil did confirm they would be looking to spruce it up in the not too distant future...
The Fat Cod restaurant was great with a number of serving options, and not too expensive (for Norway!).
Robin - our guide - knew all the best marks, was super helpful and certainly earned his tip! And he wouldn't allow us to help clean the boat, which is a different (but welcome after a long day at sea) approach from Nordic.
But best of all... the fishing was superb!
We couldn't get out on the Thursday as it was blowing a hooley.
Friday was better, and although we didn't get out to sea, the fishing in the fjord was excellent... and for the last 4 days, the sun shone and the sea was calm... and it was just one fish after another, up to 44lbs! My shoulders and back ached from hauling cod for the best part of 7 hours each day, 90% of which we returned to the water 👍
We had tonnes of cod, ling, wolf fish and not too many sh1t fish 😁
It was really reminiscent of my first trip to Mefjord back in 2018.
All in all a great trip...!
Couple of points to consider going forward...
1 - certainly suggest to include in the itinerary to ask the coach guide to stop at the supermarket at Finnsnes on way to camp, as there is no supermarket within easy access
2 - perhaps consider a bed and breakfast option (or even a b&b and evening meal), as the Fat Cod seemed a very popular eatery...?
Just a thought.
Anyway, all in all, a great trip - really enjoyed it!"
For our guided trips, we utilise the camp’s villa, which has two floors and a total of 8 beds. These are divided into four bedrooms, three on the lower floor and one on the upper floor, meaning each angler has a single room.
There are two toilets, one on each floor, one with a shower. On the second floor, there is the kitchen connected to the living room, a bedroom and a lovely terrace where you can sit and enjoy the views while drinking your morning coffee. The villa is the perfect option for a guided trip as it offers more space and privacy.
All the accommodations listed above have facilities for cooking your own meals, but on-site, there is also the ‘Fat Cod restaurant.
This newly refurbished restaurant by the seaside offers 65 seats and stunning views over Steinfjorden. The restaurant is open to the public seven days a week for lunch and dinner. The chefs use fresh and local produce, and the menu is varied. What better way to finish off a great day of fishing than with a drink and great food in the company of friends?
At least once a month, there are pub nights with entertainment. These events offer the opportunity to meet the local people or other tourists and enjoy food, drinks and music.
Note: The restaurant is open during the summer season and offers servings during the off-season for group bookings. Booking a full catering package, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner, is also possible.
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Our fully guided sea fishing trips to Norway are always incredibly popular, offering solo anglers the opportunity to fish as part of a group and, through the years, have been responsible for forming lifelong fishing friendships. In addition, they alleviate the pressures of driving the boats and finding the fish, as the guides will do this for you, leaving you to concentrate purely on the fishing. At Camp Steinfjord, we run different sets of guided weeks throughout the year, with one dedicated Skrei Cod week during the early part of the season and one peak mixed fishing week during the middle part.
The camp is located on the famous island of Senja, the country’s second-biggest island. It carries a long tradition of fishing, having previously been used as a local fish factory, which offers a clue about the quality of the angling in the region. It now provides travelling rods with a range of generous facilities, including comfortable accommodations, premium boats, a seaside restaurant and, of course, some fantastic mixed sea fishing opportunities for all manner of species, like Cod, Halibut, Coalfish and Plaice, to mention just a few.
Our fully guided weeks are based on four anglers sharing transfers, accommodation (based on single rooms), a boat, fishing (based on eight hour days) and a professional guide.
At Camp Steinfjord, we run two weeks at different times of the year, with one based in April during the early part of the season, designed for those anglers looking to target the giant Skrei Cod and another during July for those looking to target several species, especially Halibut, Coalfish and Plaice.
During the early part of the season, the leading quarry for travelling anglers is the famous Skrei Cod. For those who don’t know, the name ‘Skrei’ literally means ‘to migrate’, precisely what millions of Cod do every season: journey from the Barents Sea back to their spawning grounds. These vast shoals of giant Cod, some of the most significant found anywhere in the world, can be caught offshore at the camp and specimens over 50lb are not unusual.
As the season progresses, the Skrei Cod disappear, leaving just the resident fish, which are plentiful. With the Halibut season opening on April 20th, these giant flatfish become a primary target as they venture into shallower water, but along with these, it’s also possible to target and catch good-sized Coalfish, Wolffish, Plaice and Ling.
Camp Steinfjord offers an variety of different vessels, in 2024, they introduced three new guide boats kitted out with all the safety equipment required by Norwegian law. These guide boats are Alumarin 760’s and 830’s, perfect for accommodating four anglers and a guide, plus fishing tackle. The company has a long history of building quality boats designed for the rigours of sea fishing in Norwegian waters, and they are safe and stable. They feature powerful Suzuki engines, Lowrance elite ti2 fishfinder and chartplotter combos, plus a VHF radio.
At Camp Steinfjord, there are four onsite English-speaking guides. These guides are professionals and experts at navigating the offshore waters and finding the fish. They are well experienced and know where to fish at which states of the tides. In addition, they will drive the boats and be on hand throughout the week to offer advice on rigs, tackle and baits, land your fish, and take that perfect picture for your fishing album.
Note: Each day the guide will talk to you all as a group to decide what you’d like to fish for and make a plan for the day. One of the nice things about the camp is some of the best marks can be as close as a fifteen minute steam from the cabins.
To learn more about the fantastic sea fishing on offer at Camp Steinfjord, visit our YouTube channel.
Like most of our camps in Norway, a wide variety of fishing methods work, all being fished on the drift, allowing your boat to cover more ground and explore fish-holding hotspots. Rubber shads, like the Savage Gear Cutbait Herring, are the most popular choice for the Skrei Cod in the spring and general fishing throughout the year. These lures can be used in varying depths of water and work best when slowly bounced along or just off the bottom of the sea bed.
If you’re looking to concentrate your efforts on targeting Halibut, the shads mentioned above will work and account for a good number of fish, but we recommend fishing with a Coalfish dead bait on a long flowing trace, anti-twist lead and a large, strong circle hook. Lower this set up to the bottom, then wind up a few turns of your reel handle to fish it off the sea bed. The Halibut’s eyes are on the top of their heads, so they need to be able to see it as it drifts over them.
Over the last few years, especially when fishing in shallow water, spin fishing for Halibut has increased hugely in popularity. For those who don’t know, medium/large-sized rubber Sandeel imitations are used and cast away from the boat before being slowly retrieved as they bounce along the bottom.
For the smaller species, bait fishing is the name of the game. For the Plaice, small hooks baited with frozen prawns catch plenty of fish, while for the likes of Redfish and Wolffish, baited pirks, feathers, hokkais or gummi macs are one of the best options.
Are you travelling to Camp Steinfjord and want to avoid taking your own tackle? Then it’s no problem; the camp has a vast range of quality tackle for hire, with rods and reels from leading manufacturers like Penn and Shimano. If you take your own tackle and need to stock up on any items throughout your visit, there is also a well-stocked tackle shop onsite.
If you’re travelling to sea fish in Norway and you’d like to know more about what to pack, you might find our blog useful: The Ultimate Guide To Packing Your Norway Fishing Tackle Box
The trip was great. We were very fortunate with the weather, the camp and facilities are well run and kept in good order, our guide robin was top notch and most of all the fishing was relentless with tumps and rumps of cod 15-25lb caught a good few over 30lb and a couple over 40lb with the heaviest weighing 22kg with works out around 48lb.
Steinfjord is an amazing camp. Filleting room and drying room excellent, with top class guide boats and guides.The fishing was none stop with 'a fish a drop 'at times with cod from 15lb to high 40lbs. On site there is 'The Fat Cod' restaurant and bar but no supermarket. When leaving Bardafoss ask the the driver to call at the supermarket to get all your provisions for the week. Great trip ,I'll be back. Paul.
Camp Steinfjord... absolutely top location!
Facilities in the camp are some of the best I've seen.
Filleting room, drying area, freezer, tackle shop, were all first class.
Villa we stayed in was absolutely fine, although a little tired perhaps - and Emil did confirm they would be looking to spruce it up in the not too distant future...
The Fat Cod restaurant was great with a number of serving options, and not too expensive (for Norway!).
Robin - our guide - knew all the best marks, was super helpful and certainly earned his tip! And he wouldn't allow us to help clean the boat, which is a different (but welcome after a long day at sea) approach from Nordic.
But best of all... the fishing was superb!
We couldn't get out on the Thursday as it was blowing a hooley.
Friday was better, and although we didn't get out to sea, the fishing in the fjord was excellent... and for the last 4 days, the sun shone and the sea was calm... and it was just one fish after another, up to 44lbs! My shoulders and back ached from hauling cod for the best part of 7 hours each day, 90% of which we returned to the water 👍
We had tonnes of cod, ling, wolf fish and not too many sh1t fish 😁
It was really reminiscent of my first trip to Mefjord back in 2018.
All in all a great trip...!
Couple of points to consider going forward...
1 - certainly suggest to include in the itinerary to ask the coach guide to stop at the supermarket at Finnsnes on way to camp, as there is no supermarket within easy access
2 - perhaps consider a bed and breakfast option (or even a b&b and evening meal), as the Fat Cod seemed a very popular eatery...?
Just a thought.
Anyway, all in all, a great trip - really enjoyed it!
Everybody in the sea fishing community has heard of the island of Sørøya in northern Norway, primarily famed for its incredible Skrei Cod fishing, for some of the most significant specimens on the planet, including the current world record. However, through the years, it has developed into a true ‘all-year-round’ destination, allowing anglers to enjoy some incredible mixed fishing.
We were exceptionally proud to be involved with the Mortimer and Whitehouse Gone Fishing Christmas Special to Norway in 2022. Being the first time the programme had ventured outside the UK, it took a tremendous amount of work to produce the itinerary and cater for the thirteen-strong production team, but it was a fantastic couple of weeks away. If you enjoyed the programme, here is more information on Paul and Bob's trip and the itinerary it followed.
Aa-gård fishing camp is situated in Lavangen, in Troms og Finnmark county, in northern Norway. Thanks to the protection from the surrounding mountains and topography, the destination is almost one hundred percent' weatherproof' - whatever the weather, it's possible to fish nearly every day of the year.
Mikkelvik Brygge is protected by the large islands of Rebbenesøya and its smaller neighbour Hersoya. As a result, the coastal waters close to the camp are generally calm, whatever the weather and very few fishing days get lost throughout the season. It's famed for its Skrei Cod fishing, as well as its fantastic Halibut and Plaice fishing.
Rognsund, located in Rognsundet in the southwestern part of Seiland, is Norway's eighth most significant island and the second-largest in Finnmark, behind only Sørøya. A beautiful island destination, the sheltered waters are home to abundant numbers of Cod, Halibut, Wolffish, Ling, Redfish, and some of the very best fishing spots get found within a stone's throw of the camp.
