Andy 1965
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Part 1.
After looking forward to it for over a year, our weeklong fishing trip to Norway finally arrived earlier this month and though the fishing wasn’t as amazing as some of the reports we’ve seen, it wasn’t a disappointment by any means.
Though the larger fish played hard to get, and sadly we didn’t see one of our main targets the wolfish, we did well as a group with 15 species, one short of equalling the weekly group record.
Personally, I caught 10 species, to take the kitty by 1 from Steve A, and these included 6 new PBs, plus 2 brand new species for me, so I was more than happy with my efforts
.
My fishing highlight of the week was my first ever halibut, a 34lb lump which put up an incredible scrap, almost pulling me off the bank on which I was standing with its first run
. It also took me into a snag at one point late in the fight, but thankfully, when I slightly released the tension in the line it swam free again, allowing Ross to skilfully land it for me 
.
Not only was it a catch that I’ll never forget, but it was also enough to take the kitty for the heaviest fish of the week, and it tasted absolutely delicious
.
My second heaviest fish of the week, which trebled my previous PB, was a cracking cod of 9lb
,
and on the same session, I also improved my shore caught ling best, with a fish around the 3lb mark
,
Not only was this a particularly memorable evening for the fishing, but we were also treated to a breath-taking show, courtesy of the Northern lights
,
Third on my biggest fish list was a new PB coalfish of 7lb 9oz, which beat my PB for the second time of the week
,
My other PBs were a redfish, small I know but my first ever
,
a haddock, my first ever from the shore,
a nice short spined sea scorpion,
and finally, a half decent dab, which just happened to be the first fish caught of the week
.
After looking forward to it for over a year, our weeklong fishing trip to Norway finally arrived earlier this month and though the fishing wasn’t as amazing as some of the reports we’ve seen, it wasn’t a disappointment by any means.
Though the larger fish played hard to get, and sadly we didn’t see one of our main targets the wolfish, we did well as a group with 15 species, one short of equalling the weekly group record.
Personally, I caught 10 species, to take the kitty by 1 from Steve A, and these included 6 new PBs, plus 2 brand new species for me, so I was more than happy with my efforts
.My fishing highlight of the week was my first ever halibut, a 34lb lump which put up an incredible scrap, almost pulling me off the bank on which I was standing with its first run
. It also took me into a snag at one point late in the fight, but thankfully, when I slightly released the tension in the line it swam free again, allowing Ross to skilfully land it for me .Not only was it a catch that I’ll never forget, but it was also enough to take the kitty for the heaviest fish of the week, and it tasted absolutely delicious
.My second heaviest fish of the week, which trebled my previous PB, was a cracking cod of 9lb
,and on the same session, I also improved my shore caught ling best, with a fish around the 3lb mark
,Not only was this a particularly memorable evening for the fishing, but we were also treated to a breath-taking show, courtesy of the Northern lights
,Third on my biggest fish list was a new PB coalfish of 7lb 9oz, which beat my PB for the second time of the week
,My other PBs were a redfish, small I know but my first ever
,a haddock, my first ever from the shore
,a nice short spined sea scorpion
,and finally, a half decent dab, which just happened to be the first fish caught of the week
.
,
,
.
, and due to having 2 qualified chefs in the group, along a good supply of fresh fish, we ate some truly mouth-watering dishes 
.
