Common
saltwater species in Aust-Agder
Many kinds of
fish - many challenges. There are sport fishing records
regarding 87 different salt water fish in Norway and many
of these fish can be found along the coast of southern
Norway. Here are some of the most common types of fish:
Cod
Stays mainly near the sea bottom, where the cod lives off
what it can find there or it moves higher up in the sea
among the prey fish such as herring and coley. Total
depth variation is from the surface to 150 meters deep.
Cod is omnivorous and is best fished with a jig, hanger
(hooks with action plastics) and bait. Cod spawns in the
spring when the water keeps approximately 5 degrees. The
sport fishing record in Norway is 37.5 kilos.
Coley
Coley can be found down to 80 meters. It moves freely in
the sea and lives on small crawfish, krill, and small
fish. Coley is best fished with a jig and hanger. Spawns
in the late winter when the water is approximately 7
degrees. The sport fishing record in Norway is 22.7
kilos.
Pollack
Stays freely in the sea and near the bottom but not any
deeper than 30 meters. It eats other fish and some
crawfish. Pollack is best fished with colourful hangers
as jigs, rubber worms and flies. Pollack spawns in the
early summer when the water is warm. The sport fishing
record in Norway is 13.7 kilos.
Ling
Ling stays from 40 to 400 meters deep and lives
on Norwegian prawns, crabs and other fish on the bottom.
The bait must therefore be placed on the bottom. Ling
spawns when the water is between 6 and 10 degrees. The
sport fishing record in Norway is 37.2 kilos.
Tusk
Stays too on the bottom between 100 and 450 meters deep.
Here, it feeds on Norwegian prawns, crabs and other
demersal fish. Tusk spawns in spring. The sport fishing
record in Norway is 16.05 kilos.
Whiting
Whiting stays near the bottom at a depth between 15 and
100 meters, where it lives off small fish and crawfish.
The bait should stay just above the bottom. Whiting
spawns in spring. The sport fishing record in Norway is
2.76 kilos.
Haddock
Haddock stays near the bottom at a depth between 30 to
130 meters. Here, it lives on shell, worms, starfish, roe
and small fish. It is best fished near the bottom with a
combination of bait and hanger. Haddock spawns in spring
when the water is at 6 degrees. The sport fishing record
in Norway is 6.04 kilos.
Catfish
Catfish stays near the bottom at a depth between 10 and
120 meters. It lives of crabs, crawfish, sea urchin and
mussels. It is best fished with a combination of jig and
bait on the bottom. Spawning occurs in late winter. The
sport fishing record in Norway is 13.64 kilos.
Halibut
Halibut is a bit of a challenge for the sports fishermen.
It stays on the bottom at depths between 70 and all the
way down to 800 meters. It bites both on bait and jigs on
the bottom. Halibut lives of other fish. It spawns in mid
winter. The sport fishing record in Norway is 113.9
kilos.
Flounder
Flounder is a typical demersal fish that lives on worms,
snails and small fish down to a depth of 150 meters. It
is mostly fished with bait on the bottom. Flounder spawns
in spring. The sport fishing record in Norway is plaice
at 5.17 kilos, fluke at 2.37 kilos and turbot at 15
kilos.
In addition to these types of fish, it
is possible to catch other types of fish on the hook. The
most renown fish in southern Norway is probably mackerel,
and it improves throughout the summer. Mackerel can be
willing to bite and often provides large hauls. Fishing
for sea trout can be challenging in the spring and
summer.
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