R.I.P. BURKHARD PLICHTA

My good friends Gunter Storr (left) and
Burkhard Plichta (right)

Hav og Fjell and Nordic Sea Angling Fishing-Guide Burkhard Plichta lost his life in a tragic car-accident the 7.th of October 2010 .

Today - one year after the accident I still remember your friendly smile and  miss our good friendship very much. We had many good fishing experiences together.
And I am sure about this -
Sooner or later we meet again !

Rest in peace-dear friend !

OCTOBER IS HERE !!

My reliable friend - a young and beautiful eagle

Made a nice trip yesterday on M/V "BigFisher" together with Sunny and Henrik outside Rebbenesøy. Beautiful weather during the day - rain and some shifting winds in the afternoon. It's nice to watch the incredible wild  nature at this time of the year -  earlier this week it was heavy storms out there.
But the halibuts are still active :-)))

Consentration

Two of them had to follow us back home for dinner- sorry friends - no Catch and Release today !!

My eagle-friends were watching us - it's always good to visit your beautiful environment.

October is  still a virgin - and it's still time for more adventures out there !!

Still time to go !!

Sorry Jimmy -Today : Catch and Deepfreeze

GIANT HALIBUT - NEW WORLD RECORD ???

HALIBUT 245 KG - NEW WORLD RECORD ???

Reinhard Wuhrman from Germany landed a big 245 kg Halibut outside Senja in august 2011. He had a hard fight that lasted for 1,5 hour, and during the struggle he broke his rod. It is not confirmed that this is a new World Record because Wuhrman used a harpun and the weight was not controlled due to the international rules.  Anyway - this was a giant halibut, and at this time of the year the giants visit the shallow waters just ouside the coast in North Norway. Opportunity knocks !!!CONGRATULATIONS !!

Beautiful September !!



Nice Catch

Time runs too fast - this September  I have been so busy with hard work and election campaign, John Fogerty consert in Tromsø, Wedding in Valdres and Name-giving day in Oslo. The weather has been so nice with high temperatures and sunny days. But the halibuts are still on shallow waters, and we still have time to go hunting for the big ones.

The Bay of Kvaløyvågen - best harbour outside Tromsø

Heaven on Earth

SørFugløy

Nice catch - Big Pollocks, Big Cods and Nice Halibuts

Last sunday I went with M/V "BigFisher" with good friends to some hot spots very far out  in the Arctic sea outside Tromsø.

Gunter and me  wih a 25 pound big pollock

Gunter with a nice Halibut

We had a wonderful fishing day - Big Pollocks up to 25 pounds, Big 30 pound Cods  and 3 nice Halibuts from 85 to 115 cm  on the same day.

Henrik and Dominique with a cod

Dominique with PB Big Pollock

The cod we found on 40-50 meters deep, the Big Pollock at from 90 to 170 meters and the halibut at 15 to 25 meters.

Havsule - we met this wonderful speed-diver in the open sea

A wonderful fishing day with hard drills - on a pilk and two rubber worms I had 3  Big 25-pounds Pollocks hooked at the same time. It's hard work to pull them up from 170 meters depths.

I am very thankful  for another wonderful fishing day in the Halibut Kingdom outside Tromsø !!

Best regards Morten
Captain M/V " BigFisher"

HEAVEN ON EARTH !!

The last weeks have been so nice - good fishing and perfect weather.

The Halibut-kingdom outside Tromsø is is still going strong - no doubt about that.
And the breathtaking nature is unique and one of the very best exploration scenes in the world.
I show you some snapshots from the last trips with M/V "BigFisher"

Halibut onboard M/V " BigFisher "

M/S Trålfisk outside Kvaløy

Midnight-sun

Hillesøy with the mountain HÅJA

Henrik with the BIG FISH

Jorun on the mountain-top

Halibut kayaker

Well secured BIG  catch

Blowing BIG whale

Attack from behind

Going back home after a wonderful trip

CONGRATULATIONS DREAMFISHER !!

ØYVIND KVEITE 162,5 KG

Another DREAMFISH from the Halibut Kingdom outside Kvaløyvaagen, Tromsø.

Yesterday Øyvind, the boss of Team "Sluk" landed a monster halibut outside Tromsø.

The last  week 5 Halibuts more than 100 kg has been landed in this area.

Sky is the limit !!!!

KIMS MONSTER HALIBUT 2.15 CM - 134,5 kg

CONGRATULATIONS TO KIM - TROMSØ DEEP SEA ANGLING CLUB -

SATUTRDAY THE 9. TH OF JULI  HE LANDED A HALIBUT MONSTER AT 2 METER AND 15 CM OUTSIDE TROMSØ.
ON THE SAME DAY 2 MORE 100 kg +  HALIBUTS WERE LANDED IN THE SAME AREA - THIS IS THE HALIBUT KINGDOM !!

FOLLOW THIS LINK TO OBBIENS FISHING BLOG TO HAVE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES FROM THE TRIP:  http://obbien.blogspot.com

ANOTHER BIGFISHER

Angling is fun

My 4 years old  grandson Mats and I had two wonderful fishing days last weekend, and together we landed a nice halibut 1.10 meter long . Mats and I was sitting on the fishbox holding the rod together when the halibut attacked, and this was his first halibut experience ever. A nice experience for both of us that will be remembered !!!

Mats with the Avet JX and the inliner on M/V "BigFisher"

Successful angler with his first rod

SUCCESSFUL FISHING OUTSIDE TROMSØ !!

HAD A NICE TRIP THIS WEEK OUTSIDE RINGVASSØY TOGETHER WITH MY GOOD FRIEND - WORLD RECORD KAYAK ANGLER HENRIK BOLTEN, AND LANDED TWO NICE HALIBUTS AND NICE COD'S ONBOARD THE M/V "BigFisher ".

HENRIK BOLTEN

MY ANGLERFRIEND GUNTER STORR AND HIS ANGLERFRIENDS LANDED THE LAST TWO WEEKS MORE THAN 20 HALIBUTS FROM 80 CM UP TO 140 CM OUTSIDE FINNKROKEN- IT SEEMS TO BE MORE HALIBUTS THAN EVER IN THIS AREA, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS FOR FUTURE EXPEDITIONS OUT THERE. CHECK OUT ANGLER FUR ANGLER'S  NICE HOMEPAGE FOR REPORTS TO COME : WWW.ANGLERFUERANGLER.DE

GUNTER STORR AND MARIUS HERBERG

LAST YEAR MY ANGLERFRIEND BURKHARD LANDED MANY NICE HALIBUTS IN THE SAME AREA - THE BIGGEST WAS AROUND 1,70 METER LONG.

MY VERY GOOD ANGLERFRIEND AND NORDIC SEA ANGLING FISHING-GUIDE BURKHARD PLICHTA WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN A TRAGIC CAR ACCIDENT IN NORWAY  THE 7. OCTOBER 2010. HIS GOOD  SPIRIT WILL NEVER DIE - AND ONE OF HIS FISHING-RODS IS MOUNTED TO THE WALL INSIDE THE CABIN OF M/V "BigFisher" SO HE CAN JOIN US ON ALL FUTURE EXPEDITIONS !!

THIS WEEKEND I WILL JOIN OTHER ANGLERS IN STAKKVIK AT REINØYA IN A FISHING COMPETITION - AN ARRANGEMENT WHICH IS PART OF THE LOCAL ARRANGEMENT "BOKNAFISKDAGENE". HAVE JUST BOUGHT A NEW ROD AND LIFEWEST TO MY 4 - YEARS OLD ANGLERFRIEND MATS - AND TOGETHER WE WILL BE A HARD MATCH FOR ALL THE OTHER ANGLERS IN THE COMPETITION.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND ALL MY BLOG-FRIENDS !!!

MY ANGLERCABIN IN FINNKROKEN- REINØYA OUTSIDE TROMSØ

PER PETTERSEN WITH MY BIGGEST COD-CATCH  EVER - 37 KG + JUST OUTSIDE FINNKROKEN

WONDERFUL WEATHER IN NORTH NORWAY

We had very nice weather the last week, and last weekend I had a nice trip together with good friends hunting for the light and the big halibuts offshore Tromsø. Unfortunately the halibuts were relaxing this evening, but thats what makes the successful trips so unforgettable !!

Antje and Jorun

Goldfisher

Nice Cod

Deep Sea Kayaker

Max

Henrik goes offshore

HENRIK - STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL BIG HALIBUTS

After his record Halibut catch Henrik has faced a lot of interest from journalists from different media.
This article was written in Nordlys - the local newspaper in North Norway.

Just follow this link to see the article: http://www.nordlys.no/nyheter/article5638172.ece

I talked with Henrik this afternoon on his mobilphone  - he was still out fishing ( had to make only one more drift he said) and minutes ago he had lost a big - more than one meter - halibut. He also had another visitor - a seal - which  took his Panther Martin rubberfish - but fortunately he lost it after a hell of a outrun.

Friday the MV "BigFisher " goes offshore with Kayaks, anglerfriends and hopefully a lot of good "haill" before departure - haill is something you need to get the biggest Halibuts !!!
Stay tuned !!

HENRIK GOES CRAZY AGAIN !!

Yesterday Henrik had a new, hard fight in Kvalsund - a 175 cm Halibut , 70,5 kilo without blood.

Could this be a new Halibut World record from Kayak ????

Follow this link to the Norwegian newspaper VG and enjoy the story !!!
http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=10095366

This weekend I have been working "dugnad"  at Finnkroken Bygdemuseum to help them to make a new boathouse. During the weekend I had many hot and emotional  messages from Henrik - "The sun is shining out of my ass :-)) 140 cm", "I need a shoulder to lean on and cry at :-((  " - 175 cm safe at the beach :-))  and in the nice weather I am very sorry that I couldn't join Henrik hunting for the big Halibuts, but there is still early in the season!!!

Kayak Halibut fishing around Kvaløyvågen - Tromsø

My anglerfriend Henrik goes crazy by Fishing big Halibuts from Kayak around Kvaløyvågen.
In 3 days he has landed 3 nice Halibuts - 90 cm, 140 cm and today 170 cm - all catches in shallow water.

The 170 cm was a hard fight - Harpuned and went down several times. With assistance from a local seagull HENRIK won the fight.

Nice catfish in Kvalsund

Together with my friends Henrik and Ringo I had a nice fishing trip in Kvalsund outside Tromsø today. The weather was nice after two days with gale conditions, and it's good to see that there is a lot of nice cod in the area. Today we had no halibuts, but a week ago I had a fight with two of them.

Henriks son Ringo -  a keen angler ( he loves fish and hates catch and release)