Photos from Northern Norway: A photo blog

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 […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera March 4th 2008. Click image for larger view.
In this picture you can see a small fishing boat that is called “sjark” in Norwegian, sailing on the fjord. These small fishing boats are very typical for the fisheries on the coast in Northern Norway and I’m hoping that some day […]

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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 […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 22nd 2007. Click image for larger view.
Another photo from my fishing trip this weekend. I love the contrast between the white snow covered mountains peaks and the autumn-colored forest you can see in this picture. The calm ocean and the somewhat dramatic clouds are also nice.
The weather was […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera September 22nd 2007. Click image for larger view.
What a wonderful day it was to be out on the sea here in northern Norway. The sea was completely calm and the clouds was amazing so a perfect day for a fishing trip. In this photo you can see my uncle […]

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Taken with Olympus E500 digital camera on June 1st 2007. Click image for larger view.
I find these old fishing boats made of tree very beautiful. Hope to own one myself some day..
Maybe you wont believe me, but I’m standing on a pier with the pretty large town Harstad right behind me. This scenery doesn’t […]

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