How to find halibut in Norway!

A quick tutorial on how to find halibut tips and tricks

[Noname-qkor]

Very knowledgable bloke, great video!

[tommos]

I find them on your videos. Everytime I've gone to Norway I've been stuck on rigs! Nothing more heartbreaking as an angler. Thanks for the video Bill!

[arvidbjoerk]

Most helpful youtuber for norway fishing.
Headed to just outside of harstad in a week and your videos have been a huge help.

[LITHIUMINWATER]

Priceless knowledge, generously shared. Thanks Billy!

[adrianbryant]

Well done brother Billy I didn't know to sharpen a hook to a square point 👍 😊

[trampster]

More useful info thanks Billy! Stay safe & well. 🎣🎣👍👍

[motorsnutts]

Another fine hints nd tips video Billy, I liked the hook shaping idea, top tip 😂
appreciate your efforts brother 🤘🏼

[DianeNomadz]

As always - very useful information. We hooked up 3x last time but never managed to land one - they were HUGE. Next time we'll be ready :)

[SlothBeatsMusic]

Very informative Billy - one day i will try this - would love to try it on the fly rod too 👍

[damianowens]

Every word was sound advice mate and exactly the sort of places we targeted in Havøysund but I did catch all my Halibut on my first Norway trip in deep water over 80m deep up 110m but from a boat! 😉🇧🇻🇧🇻🎣👍

[Rogalandfishingadventure]

Billy it’s like you read my mind 😂. I was trying for them in Haugesund on Wednesday with Arild . Managed 8 ray and a ling close to where you were . I’m heading back there in 2 weeks to a spot that looks just like you showed on your app so thank you for that man 👍 as always a brilliant video with excellent information thanks 🙏

[ciarandunne]

Deadly stuff Billy...and I would imagine that info goes for a large amount of predatory fish👍🏻🤘

[michastec]

I was actually working on a submerged cable and some other things near the first spot you showed. I personally haven't seen any halibut but my crew mates have seen some nice ones there!
And one of the other spots is close to where I work. I'm getting close to you Billy, I'll find you some day. You can't hide forever 😂

[The_Judge]

The biggest halibut I have ever hooked, was as shallow as 10 meters and it was far south in Norway.
So, you never know when fishing in Norway.
I was not fishing for halibut, even if I was fishing with a mackerel filet as bait, and was not expecting halibut, so I was not prepared for how to be able to land it.
I was in a 14 foot boat alone and had it to the boat 3 times and would have been able to get it if I had the right tools for it, but finally it got lose because my hook got bent out to much.
It was towing my boat a long long way.
I have no idea how long I fought that fish, but I was a total wreck after it was over.
The halibut was at least 2 meters long and maybe as long as 2.5 meters.

It was totally devastating to see it swim off.

The deepest I have ever caught a halibut was at 45-50 meters and I have been fishing a lot all down to 400+ meters without hooking a single halibut any deeper than that 45-50 meters, even if it is common some places that people catch them at depths of 100 meters and deeper.
And the halibut can be as deep as 2000 meters at times, but I doubt anyone tries to fish for them with a rod and reel that deep...
I have also caught halibuts 10-20 meters above the bottom with whole coalfish as bait when I have targeted large cods and large coalfish on the bottom of coalfish shoals.

In some areas of Norway you can catch the halibuts very deep, but it all depends on what food source they have at different times of the year.
Some times they prey on redfish and they usually live in depths of 100-1000 meters.

I had in fact planned to travel to the Bodø area this summer to fish there for 3 weeks with halibut and wolf fish as main targets, but then the starter in my car stopped working and it was not any garage that had time to fix it for 3 weeks and the car will still not be ready this week either...
So that was that fishing vacation for this year...

[SpleenSale]

All the best from the big shmoke, mo chara!

[pimhartman]

Nice thnx for the good advice again. In my experience I catch only halibut in daylight.

[rwglavin]

I'm never going to Norway but thanx for posting.

[thorvanbehrns]

Lots of good tips there, wasn't hard to find the place since i've been fishing there a few times. But no butts yet from that mark sadly. But i've caught them from other marks in the same area though :D

[michaelripley]

OMG cold smoked halibut😋!!!
Few know this, But cold smoked cod is like halibut in texture and taste… But Can be difficult to find!! Delicious!!!!

How do you cook your halibut Billy?? And What do you serve for the halibut? 😋
I Love fish my self!

[andilimer]

hey Billy, 1 st again great content brother