Sea fishing Norway Å Lofoten Islands Halibut & Coalfish Destination

What a stunning part of Norway, round every corner was another fantastic view. we got some great photos. Darren my husband and our son spent most of the time fishing or talking about fishing. We all had a brilliant time, highly recommended

Excellent time, shame about how cold it was but I guess thats normally for April. We managed to find lots of big Cod but not much else. Great trip and thanks

Hello Melanie thank you so much for helping me put this trip together for our family. We really wanted some where that was not so remote as other places and this resort on the Lofoten Islands was perfect. The non anglers of the trip went on some stunning walks and even visited a museum which was unexpected. The fishermen had a great time and we had to put up with all the stories each evening. A great tip is to buy some coal from the supermarket and have BBQ on your terrace of the cabin. We had a BBQ one night at 2am in the bright sunshine... felt very strange.

Thank you for helping us Mel and we will be using you again next year.

Love from us all

Great trip thanks for organising at short notice

What a disaster trip, the weather was not on our side and we lost two days fishing. Even though we found things to do around the camp it was still very sole destroying. When we did get out the fishing was good, unfortunately we did not connect with any Halibut but the Cod fishing was good and we had them to just short of 50LB. Do we get any money back for missing days? Would appreciate a call at some point to discuss this

Bradley

Hi Paul, when we first contacted you we did not have a clue where we wanted to go but with your guidance we soon found ourselves on our way to the Lofoten Islands. What a place scenery is stunning. The cabins were a little basic but served a purpose comfortable, warm and quiet. The restaurant and bar is a massive bonus as was a great place to go at the end of the day and brag about our fish.....

Very well organised and say hello to Sebastian the guide. Pictures will follow shortly

Awesome trip back again next year

all flights & transfers superb. Fishing guides great. Great fishing

Only big let down was the room only 1 bed very small and basic we did order a double room

Really good trip all round

Nice people, very good boats. Accommodation good, but beds & rooms rather small for sharing

Getting the right week for fishing weather wise
Awesome scenery and fishing
Everybody friendly and made welcome

For me the Coal fishing was excellent sport, they were so strong. I don't think guides have enough time to see everyone, so if on the first morning they took all the new people on their boats around to all the spots for different fish, this would give you the best idea of where to fish and save you a lot of wasted time and effort going to the wrong places. Once we got half a day with a guide, it all came together and on the last day there was at least 8 boats in the same location for Halibut.

The best part, for me, was catching fish that I can't catch in England! Catching my first halibut was brilliant! I suggest that having more time with the guide at the beginning of the holiday would have been of benefit, as we didn't see him until a few days into the holiday. It was only for a short time - Martin the guide still has't e-mailed our photos. Could you chase this up please?

The trip was very well organised and the guides were exceptional. Spoke very clear English and very knowledgable.

Great trip! Only disappointment - lost ALL luggage on way out, so didn't get cases until 2PM next day, which meant we lost most of our first days fishing, so maybe some discount when we book again for next year.

Second visit to A lofoten islands
Fantastic this time round as it was the 1st
PB for all of us on trip with halibut and plaice !!
Guides on site Martin and Alexander superb which made the trip a success with there expert knowledge and guiding
I have to say though we challenged them to an England vs Sweden fish off and for once unlike the football in recent years we beat them 1-0
And took great delight in playing them our national anthem before we set off the next morning ????Has some good laughs with these guys
All round superb place to fish
Accommodation adequate definitely worth a visit
Wayne

First day was spoilt as all of our luggage did not arrive until the next afternoon.

The kitchen was poorly equipped compared with last year.

Pictures already sent by Wayne and are on your website.

No Bar / Restaurant open till mid May, so self-catering was only option for whole week!

We had a guide for our first day (Eric) who was brilliant. Meant we could fish the rest of the week knowing how and where to fish. We got afloat every day and caught lots of Cod to 19.5 kg and had 10 Halibut to 100 cm.

Catching Halibut is particularly good sport, they are very powerful fish.

All guides were very knowledgable, friendly and helpful.

Use of van was helpful.

Boats excellent and reliable.

We all thoroughly enjoyed the trip and all had P.B. fish.

Great fishing!

Your bags can now go to your destination, no need to pick them up in Oslo.

This is the second time I have been to Å in Norway and each time I have caught bigger Cod! 32 lb this time!

When you land at Leknes, go to supermarket and get enough bread + milk for your stay, as it is cheaper than local supermarkets!

For us worst part was getting to Heathrow airport.

Shame we couldn't fly from Norwich or Stansted.

Flights as expected and accommodation basic, but all that was needed for the holiday.

Fishing great!

Plastic bags (small) to bring fish back would be good to mention.

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Guides and staff at Å were very good, organised and very polite.

Fishing was great!

We had two experienced boat handlers on our self - drive boats, but the "stream" could be a problem for the beginners / novice.

Camp Å, Lofoten - great venue!

The best fishing for me is the Coalfish we caught them on rapala's towed at 3 knots. Also on poppers on the surface best to 18 kg. What a way to fish!

Would prefer Gatwick option and connecting flights very poor - long waits unacceptable really. Not good.

Good all round fishing +++

Nice place, great Coalfish fishing. "No Cod" !!!

The fishing was excellent, great location.
Would advise any new angler to the area to book a guide on their first trip out. Local knowledge is a great help.
Highlight, catching colefish, two/three 20lb+ fish every drift. largest colefish 36lb
Would visit again

Excellent week, guides are very good and provide a very professional services. Boats in top condition with good performance. We had a lucky week weather and winds wise. I think it could be a long week if you where unlucky to get a week of windy weather and could not get out to sea.

Flights and connections excellent and minibus. Shads waste of time, a lot of money spent by my party and not required. Surface lures a must, take 5 - 10 with large trebles, upgrade link to 65LB with 80LB leaders. Coalfish so powerful, incredible fun 100%

Fuel costs, £80 each boat per day, some groups moaning about costs. £500 for the fuel bit of a surprise for some. Guides top, good boat skills, use of van excellent. Second pillow would be good.

Best bit, seeing all my mates hooked up to Coalfish 'incredible' + my halibut

Better than we all expected.

Great photos had by all. Will collect photos to put on USB for you

Brilliant trip to Å Lofoten June 2017.

Will be back soon.

Moskenesströmmen - Coalies amazing fishing!

Would prefer Heathrow and a flight in the morning + afternoon. One day travelling if possible.

An amazing adventure. Beautiful place. I cannot fault anything about the trip.
Marcus the guide looked after us as well. Fishing was great; many, many Cod up to 39 pounds, large Coalfish, Ling and on my last day managed a 49 pound Halibut! Acomodation was lovely, and a lovely atmosphereat the camp. (Maybe a little more instruction and advice about using equipment i.e sounder and GPS. I felt the guide is used to more experienced clients.)

Great holiday thank you

Just back from our third visit to 'A'. Fantastic place, fishing superb. day 1 we managed to get out and managed 3 Halibut, haddock, Cod, Dabs and a nice Coley. Unfortunately the weather wasn't good on the rest of the week so made fishing very hard. We managed to get out on the last day and landed 6 Halibut. We had arranged a competition with the guide boat and his French guests and we beat them 2nd year in a row. England 2 Swedes 0 Haha. Alexander the guide here is superb as is Martin in Nappstrumen. We can't thank them enough for all the advice and tackle required to catch Halibut. Really nice guys and made our holiday all that more special. Will definitely go back to 'A'. Flights and luggage:- I think a mention to all guests flying to Oslo, check that your luggage is being transferred as we were lucky to get ours again after losing it last year. Cabins could definitely do with a Microwave, Toaster and Possibly a T.V. for days when no fishing. Apart from that they are superb. Boats and tackle are first class.

All very good. Will go again next year. When we go again can we have 1 hat per person. Had to toss coin for who got hat. I lost. The boats were excellent. All in all 10/10
Cheers - Thanks. Brilliant service.

The trip to Å, Lofoton, Norway was organised by my wife. The only problem was the transfers in Bodo. We had no idea where to meet the taxi at either transfer and there was no means of recognising the transport.I know that taxi drivers the world over aim to deal with any job as quickly as possible. However, Having been left to get our own taxi from Bodø airport to the ferry, we arrived with only a few minutes to spare.
The return transfer from the ferry to the airport was equally as chaotic. We followed regular Lofoton fishermen, who were Norwegian I think, who led us to a taxi with a trailer. there was no Sportquest insignia or request as to which company we were travelling with. We just got in the car.
My concern was that if anybody else had followed the Norwegian Fishers, we again would have been stranded. I suggest a more rigorous system for holiday makers identifying their transport, or a voucher system thus ensuring the taxi driver only got paid for transferring the correct passengers.
By the way, everything was excellent.

Lofoton and Å were excellent. André, our guide was very helpful, attentive and took us to some great spots for fishing. Taking food in the cool boxes worked well. The stop over Oslo hotel put our frozen fish in their big freezer. We would definitely return; but think we'll try the trip to Iceland in a couple of years. My husband already mentioned the problem with Bodo transfers. (It would have been more efficient if you had noted that I mentionedI didn't have a reception for mobile phone at home ie leave messages on landline & only use mobile for holiday, then I wouldn't have missed your calls.)

We had 3 days fishing because weather can't be helped. First day fishing 1 fish caught between 4 people expect a lot better.

Not many fish caught al holiday been to a lot better places in Norway

Guide was very good but fishing was rubbish

Weather windy every day / lost 3.5 days fishing. But despite that we had a wonderful week. Met three fantastic blokes/ Enjoyed every minute / pity about the weather.

No Sportquest rep to transfer us to the harbour so we grabbed a taxi. as it turned out he was there but was looking for Nordic Angling anglers.

All the best

Pete

One of the best fishing trips so far - and we have some crackers in Florida. The Coalfish fishing was outstanding in A. We were catching them up to 35LB on quite light spinning gear. And the Halibut??? Top fish over 200LBs!! And our final day we had a quadrupal hook up..... Outstanding Many thanks

Info supplied was great. Great fishing equipment / Boat and fishing

Suggestions:

Daily Briefings from Guides to discuss weather / tides and potential fishing areas.

Taxi at airport / ferry more visible

Accommodation - Would be nice to have a tv (when get in at night or when cant get out)

and a toaster / microwave

Great fishing as always. Take a mug for a brew cups are small in accommodation.

The mattress are flat so not the best seep but if you fish all day you dont feel the pain.

Only 2 pans in accommodation need more as 4 people in there.

3rd trip to Å in Norway. Guides very helpful weather was good. Boats and fishing gear are of excellent quality. Prices seem to go up on everything but thats just life. A discount for regular customers would be nice

Had a great time and very lucky with the weather.

Highlight was fishing for the Coalfish off the top- Fish to 30lb fantastic

The accommodation could have been better

Best sea fishing I have ever had. Biggest fish I've ever caught. Cod to 30lb, Coalfish to 25lb and Halibut to 60lb. We could have used the guide on day one not day three. Next time it would be easier for us to fly from Edinburgh than heathrow

Excellent location. We could of done with the local guide earlier than day 3

Excellent weather and a very picturesque island where I caught my first Halibut.

Excellent accommodation but could do with a microwave and some smaller saucepans.

Next time we will book a guide as we could not get one to come on the boat

The plane was late from Bodo to Oslo so we had to run to catch our flight to Heathrow giving us only 25 minutes between flights.

Had a fantastic time

Weather sadly was poor but we managed to fish everyday

The lads I took had a great first trip and look forward to returning somewhere soon

We had a great time thank you

I enjoyed the whole holiday, the fishing was excellent and the hosts were very helpful.

Just keep doing what you're doing.

Thank you.

This was my first fishing holiday in Norway and I absolutely loved every minute of it.

From the friendly people to the excellent hosts on the boat, the scenery is outstanding and we caught lots of good size fish including my first ever Halibut which I was made up with.

We also watched as Sea Eagles swooped down to take fish off the surface.

I would definitely cannot wait to go again and cannot wait for next time

Hire rods and reels were excellent. Wanted a big Halibut - got an 82lb! Cod - 34lb! Coalfish - 30+, so I was very pleased. Great guides, great boats. Up to the minute info on what gear to take would be good - we only needed minimal tackle and took far too much.

A great week spent at Å Lofoten Islands. Good accommodation and great boats to fish from. The guides were excellent. A special mention to Alex and Johan who made our week. These two could not do enough to make our fishing experience a great one. Thanks, Sportquest top marks

Make sure you keep all your luggage tags in a safe place. SAS baggage handlers (Swissport I think) lost 2 of our hold bags for the second time!

Talk to the guides as much as possible to get fishing technique and location advice

Great trip thank you sportquest and the guides at Nordic sea angling

Hello team thanks for organising this it was a great experience a little tricky with losing the bags but got all sorted in the end

This was a first time fishing in Norway and it met all our expectations.
We did lose the first day fishing due to the weather but the rest of our stay was beautiful weather and calm seas.
We asked advice from the guides at the camp of which they were all very helpful and knowledgeable.
Having our own experience of our own boats we found the self drive boats excellent and were confident in their use and the Garmin plotter and sonar likewise very good.
We all had serious fish with plenty PBs and also some new species such as the Wolf Fish.