Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog » Fish http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com An unique view from the Arctic Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:33:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Picture of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) fish caught in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2011/10/25/picture-of-atlantic-herring-clupea-harengus-fish-caught-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2011/10/25/picture-of-atlantic-herring-clupea-harengus-fish-caught-in-northern-norway/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:18:35 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/?p=422 Picture of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) fish caught in Northern Norway
Taken with Olympus EPL-1 digital camera September 4th 2011. Click image for larger view.

Here is have photographed a couple of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) that I caught in a net when I was visiting Northern Norway in September this year. The herring is one of the most important types of fish on the coast of Norway. We mostly use to catch herring in the fall when schools of the fish come into the fjords. We use the herring both as food and as bait to catch other fish like the Atlantic halibut. If the herring is used for food it is usually fried whole or salted for later use.
Personally I prefer to use herring as bait as I’m not the biggest fan of the special taste from this oily fish.

Check out my other fish pictures here.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus EPL-1 digital camera
Exposure 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture f/7.1
Focal Length 20 mm
ISO Speed 200
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2011/10/25/picture-of-atlantic-herring-clupea-harengus-fish-caught-in-northern-norway/feed/ 0 Picture of angler fish (Lophius piscatorius) caught in herring net – also known as fishing-frog, frog-fish and sea-devil http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2010/09/05/picture-of-angler-fish-lophius-piscatorius-caught-in-herring-net-also-known-as-fishing-frog-frog-fish-and-sea-devil/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2010/09/05/picture-of-angler-fish-lophius-piscatorius-caught-in-herring-net-also-known-as-fishing-frog-frog-fish-and-sea-devil/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:54:01 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/?p=287 Picture of angler fish (Lophius piscatorius) caught in herring net
Taken with Apple iPhone 3GS camera August 11th 2010. Click image for larger view.
Here is a picture of a fish called angler fish (Lophius piscatorius) that I caught in a herring net this summer. It was not a big fish, but the angler was a pleasant surprise as I have never caught one of these before either with a fishing rod or in in my fishing nets. It was also a new experience to fillet the fish as it had a pretty tough skin.

The angler fish is also known as fishing-frog, frog-fish and sea-devil. This is a predatory fish that live on the seabed along the coast of Norway. There it lives of prey that the fish attracts with a “rod” on its head. Anglerfish live mainly of other fish, but it can even catch diving birds.
The specimen I received in the herring net was not big, but anglerfish can weigh up to 100 kg with a world record at 99.4 kg caught near Bergen in Norway.

Note: This picture was taken with an Apple iPhone 3GS so it is not the best quality.
Please check out my other pictures of fish on this page.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Apple iPhone 3GS
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/167)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 3.9 mm
ISO Speed: 70
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2010/09/05/picture-of-angler-fish-lophius-piscatorius-caught-in-herring-net-also-known-as-fishing-frog-frog-fish-and-sea-devil/feed/ 3 Pictures of a 24 kg (53 lb) big cod fished in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/17/pictures-of-a-24-kg-53-lb-big-cod-fished-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/17/pictures-of-a-24-kg-53-lb-big-cod-fished-in-northern-norway/#comments Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:11:29 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/17/pictures-of-a-24-kg-53-lb-big-cod-fished-in-northern-norway/ A couple of weeks ago I caught a 24 kg (53 lb) heavy cod on a bottom-longline. This is the biggest fish I have caught in years so I was very excited when I dragged the huge fish up from the depth of the ocean.
The head was so big that it alone completely filled a 10 liter (2.5 gallon) bucket.
Here is a close up picture of the cod. If you click the image you can look at the picture in a bigger size.
Picture of a 24 kg (53lb) big cod that I fished in Northern Norway
As I mentioned I used a bottom-longline to catch the cod. A bottom-longline is a long line filled with many hooks that are baited. I used some herring that I caught last year as bait since herring seems to be loved by larger fish. The longline is placed on the bottom of the ocean over night and is dragged with a lot of excitement as you never know what you might catch. I also caught a nice Atlantic halibut and some smaller cods along with the 24 kg cod.
Here is a picture of me, the proud fisherman with orange fishing-trousers, holding the big cod:
Picture of me holding a 24kg (53lb) cod


Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/06/17/pictures-of-a-24-kg-53-lb-big-cod-fished-in-northern-norway/feed/ 41 Picture of half eaten Rattail (Roundnose grenadier, Coryphaenoides rupestris) deep sea fish http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/03/picture-of-half-eaten-rattail-roundnose-grenadier-coryphaenoides-rupestris-deep-sea-fish/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/03/picture-of-half-eaten-rattail-roundnose-grenadier-coryphaenoides-rupestris-deep-sea-fish/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:33:27 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/03/picture-of-half-eaten-rattail-roundnose-grenadier-coryphaenoides-rupestris-deep-sea-fish/ Picture of half eaten Rattail (Roundnose grenadier, Coryphaenoides rupestris) deep sea fish
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera February 28th 2008. Click image for larger view.
I found this half eaten Rattail fish (probably a Roundnose grenadier, Coryphaenoides rupestris) laying in the middle of a field. I suspect that a sea eagle found the fish washed up on a beach nearby (there was sand all over the fish), but due to it size the eagle lost the fish while flying over this field.
I’ve never seen this type of fish before so I had to do a lot of research to figure out the specie. I was tipped of that it is of a family called rattail, also known as grenadier, and more specific a Roundnose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris). This is a deep sea fish living on depths between 100 – 2000 meters and that explains the enormous eyes on this fish.

Check out this picture of my favorite fish the Atlantic halibut.

Information about the picture:
Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 17 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 11-22mm F2.8-3.5
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in Northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2008/03/03/picture-of-half-eaten-rattail-roundnose-grenadier-coryphaenoides-rupestris-deep-sea-fish/feed/ 10 Close up photos of an Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) – My favorite fish http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/21/close-up-photos-of-an-atlantic-halibut-hippoglossus-hippoglossus-my-favorite-fish/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/21/close-up-photos-of-an-atlantic-halibut-hippoglossus-hippoglossus-my-favorite-fish/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:50:08 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/21/close-up-photos-of-an-atlantic-halibut-hippoglossus-hippoglossus-my-favorite-fish/ Close up photos of an Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera June 10th 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this picture you can see a close up shot of an Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) that I fished earlier this year. This fish is so tasteful that my mouth waters just by writing this and despite it looks, its my favorite fish to eat ;)
The Atlantic halibut is one of the biggest flastfishes on our planet. It can become over 3 meters long and weigh well over 300 kg. The one I caught wasn’t not even close to those sizes and weighed about 4-5 kg. It still gave me quite a fight when I tried to reel it in with my fishing rod.
If you should ever have to luck of getting a big Atlantic halibut you have to be careful when you get it into your boat. I have heard a story about a man that was found dead with the halibuts tail deep inside his breast. They are very powerful!

Check this picture for a view from my fishing boat and this one of my uncle steering the boat to rich fishing grounds.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Flash used
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

]]> http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/21/close-up-photos-of-an-atlantic-halibut-hippoglossus-hippoglossus-my-favorite-fish/feed/ 20 Macro picture of a butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) at the coast in Northern Norway http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/16/macro-picture-of-a-butterfish-pholis-gunnellus-at-the-coast-in-northern-norway/ http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/16/macro-picture-of-a-butterfish-pholis-gunnellus-at-the-coast-in-northern-norway/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:16:36 +0000 Thomas Laupstad http://blog.thomaslaupstad.com/2007/12/16/macro-picture-of-a-butterfish-pholis-gunnellus-at-the-coast-in-northern-norway/ Macro picture of a butterfish (Pholis gunnellus)
Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera April 28th 2007. Click image for larger view.

In this picture you can see a small butterfish (Pholis gunnellus) that I found under a rock when the tide was out. It is about 20 cm long and got its name because it has very slippery skin.

When I was a kid I used to play at the coast all the time. One of my favorite activities was to look under rocks and seaweed when the tide was out. There was always something interesting to find, like a butterfish, a crab or some funky colored periwinkles. I still enjoy walking the coastline and I always bring the camera :)
Check out this photo of a hermit crab that I photographed on another trip at the coast.

Information about the picture:
Camera: Olympus E-500 digital SLR camera
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/4
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: Olympus Zuiko Digital 35mm F3.5 Macro
Location: Laupstad (Andørja), Troms in northern Norway

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