| Øygarden, (The island's) is an area rich in fishing
traditions. People have lived from the sea for thousands of years.
The area has a lot of different types of fish, and here we will
present a few of the most common. |
| Cod/Codfish (Dorsch): One of the most
common fish at Kvernepollen. Some of our guests have caught
up to 25kg. But, it is more common around 3 to 5kg. Can
be up to about 2.m. and weigh about 50kg. |
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| Mackrel (Makrele): A fish you will catch
a lot of in the summer. It swims close to the surface in the
evenings, and are relatively easy to catch.A very "lively"
fish to catch, and will give you a little "fight". |
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| Cusk/Torsk (Brosme/Lumb): Deep water
fish from about 10 to 100m. Can be about 1m. and weigh up to
15kg. Very common at Kvernepollen |
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| Green pollack/Lythe (Pollack/Steinköhler):
You will find a lot of this fish at Kvernepollen from about
2.kg and up. Can be about 1,30m. and up to 12kg. A very easy
fish to catch.. |
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| Halibut (Heilbutt): A very popular fish
to catch, and they can be really big. Actually the "female"
can be up to 300kg.and the "male" up to 50kg.
Normally a deep water fish, but younger fish can go
closer to the surface. The record at Kvernepollen is 32kg. |
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| Ling/Lingcod (Leng): A very common fish
at Kvernepollen. Prefers sand and stony bottom from about 15m
and deeper. Can be up to 1,90 long and about 35 kg. |
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| Saithe/Coalfish (Köhler/Seelachs): The
most common fish at Kvernepollen. You can even fish it from
your terrace outside your apartment, then it is usually only
about 1kg. It can be up to 20 kg. but then it is at larger
depths. |
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| Haddock (Shellfish): Is a fish
there is a lot of at Kvernepollen. Prefers sand bottom from 8
to 20 meters deep. In the evenings it comes even closer
to the surface. Can be up to 20 kg. |
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| And there is a lot of other fish at Kvernepollen.
We just mentioned a few.
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| KVERNEPOLLEN
FISHING CENTER
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Here are a few photos of our guests at kvernepollen with the
catch of the day.

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