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i've got one. e mail me if interested.

have just booked a trip for 10 of us going to to olderdalen north norway(fishing lyngen fjord with 3 boats) starting on the 3rd of may. Olderdalen is virtually opposite Koppangen so if you refine your web search then there will be far more answers. tends to be plenty of smaller fish in the area with a small scattering of doubles, but of course with Norway anything is possible anywhere. the trend is to catch the larger specimens towards the head of the Fjord or head up the Rottsund to the deeper areas half way up. if your boat is good enough then out the fjord to Arnoya, where most of the monsters are taken.

woops, i was sure i read it on here a few months ago. never mind one of those senior moments creeping up on me. when i was there his boat wasn't the most modern looking in comparison to some of the fleet but he did have the big reputation. pity he was away on holiday when i went as i may have caught something instead of watching the waves behind the boat for 3 days.

Afraid i think Peter's passed away to better grounds. so i believe. my apologies if he's still here

last time i was there it was £150 a day per person ... max 4 people

didn't know Stevie was into carp fishing... maybe he could ask that twit where the hell he gets his ideas on the license from

what's a cod. haven't seen any since the early 80's in the Clyde. Talk of a recovery is VERY long way off...

i don't disagree with your assumption some tour operators over estimate as do a lot of charter skippers over the world. its an entirely acceptable behaviour as far as i'm concerned as long as the fish goes back alive, in the end who really cares. as for terence when i have been across the hours are down to the clients. most people are on holiday and 9-5 suits them as they can still enjoy the nightlife and don't have an early rise the next day. horses for courses. we did fish long days last time over some 15-16 hrs long but that is for the pure nutters amongst us, that added to 100's of miles to get to a spot. as for fish weight Terence knew i wanted a fish over 200lbs to beat my best in the UK and despite catching a reasonable shark he didn't succumb and it fell short of the double ton. we can only put down our own experiences and i believe there are a number of anglers on here who have used Terence and most wouldn't question his honesty in weights, neither would most of his countrymen who have the utmost respect for the guy.

fish 2hrs down and approx 2 up. there is a distinct channel. try and fish as close to the mouth of the channel as possible.

don't know how you put a weight on that. i know terrance and if he says 200+ kg then i have no reason to doubt him as he is a straight as the day is long. + its at least double the size of my approx 200lb fish. just wish i had caught it

fish it over low water. lugworm and peeler crab are the best baits. i would use hooks size 1 to 2/0 long shank. grip leads would be helpful. expect to catch bass and flounders. if very lucky you may get a gilthead bream. there are two channels you can fish either of them will produce fish as does the beach if the weather is right. guarantee you'll get lots of weed. the estuaries over there are full of it after a wet summer.

boat called the silverline

try Carrigaholt or Labasheeda. pulley rigs with mackerel + squid

this is not a derogatory comment re the guy asking the question. it should be pointed out that there has been a huge increase in netting activity in an area not too far from here resulting in almost a total collapse in the fishery in comparison to earlier results. i have witnessed this at first hand and was in a pub having a quiet pint listening to a guy(non commercial) taking orders for bass that he was due to net. be very wary of putting up place names and pictures. these guys are NOT all commercial(who probably know their stuff anyway) but anglers/boaters trying to make a fast buck. i have reported these cases to the SFPA but in truth they are a bit toothless....

most of the rocks have been cleared away to make a path. ok to +-2 hours around low water now. there are a few nasty ones around the low water area so watch out for them otherwise quite good. still requires a 4/4 unless +-2 hours around high.