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Norwegian Barents Sea Coast Fishing Map
Find your stretch of coast. Explore fishing grounds, get to know the species and plan your next day by the water.
Barents SeaAll 95 grounds on the map
01 / Discover the coast
Norwegian Barents Sea Coast fishing spots 95
Choose a place, explore its details or go straight to its pin on the map.
A total of 95 grounds; the first 90 of them are below.
Matching grounds:
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02 / Species
What can you catch on Norway’s Barents Sea coast?
Meet the species recorded in these waters. Open a species for its techniques, bait and fishing grounds.
Matching species:
Atlantic cod
Gadus morhua
Atlantic herring
Clupea harengus
Shorthorn sculpin
Myoxocephalus scorpius
Viviparous eelpout
Zoarces viviparus
Brown trout
Salmo trutta
Pollack
Pollachius pollachius
Saithe
Pollachius virens
Whiting
Merlangius merlangus
Garfish
Belone belone
Atlantic mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Pink salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
European plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Common dab
Limanda limanda
European flounder
Platichthys flesus
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In season · October
Norwegian Barents Sea Coast fishing calendar
Species with a productive season this month. Seasonal data is a guide, not a guarantee of a catch.
Species counts peak on Norway’s Barents Sea coast in Sep, Jun, Jul — the strip shows how many species are productive in each month.
- 3 Jan
- 4 Feb
- 7 Mar
- 8 Apr
- 8 May
- 12 Jun
- 12 Jul
- 12 Aug
- 14 Sep
- 10 Oct
- 7 Nov
- 3 Dec
The height of the strip is the number of productive species in that month; it is not a guarantee of a catch. The turquoise column is the current month.
What is caught on Norway’s Barents Sea coast month by month
For each month, the species in season — the most seasonal ones first.
- Mar
- Atlantic cod, Viviparous eelpout, Whiting, European plaice, European flounder, Atlantic herring and 1 more species
- Apr
- Atlantic cod, Pollack, Viviparous eelpout, Whiting, European plaice, European flounder and 2 more species
- May
- Brown trout, Saithe, Pollack, Whiting, European plaice, European flounder and 2 more species
- Jun
- Garfish, Atlantic mackerel, Pink salmon, Common dab, Brown trout, Saithe and 6 more species
- Jul
- Garfish, Atlantic mackerel, Pink salmon, Common dab, Brown trout, Saithe and 6 more species
- Aug
- Garfish, Atlantic mackerel, Pink salmon, Common dab, Brown trout, Saithe and 6 more species
- Sep
- Garfish, Atlantic mackerel, Pink salmon, Common dab, Brown trout, Atlantic cod and 8 more species
- Oct
- Brown trout, Atlantic cod, Saithe, Pollack, Viviparous eelpout, Whiting and 4 more species
- Nov
- Atlantic cod, Viviparous eelpout, Whiting, European plaice, European flounder, Atlantic herring and 1 more species
What bites on Norway’s Barents Sea coast this month
Ranked by this month’s research score at the spots of this sea. Bait: first choice in the sea’s typical water (Very murky).
Very good
- Atlantic cod Mussel 96/100 at 95 spots
- Saithe Mackerel 81/100 at 95 spots
- Whiting 78/100 at 95 spots
- Brown trout 77/100 at 95 spots
- Atlantic herring Feathered spoon · Colour does not matter 77/100 at 95 spots
- Shorthorn sculpin 72/100 at 95 spots
Good
Weak
A 0–100 score from season, water temperature, habitat and local records; a general trend, not a guarantee.
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Frequently asked
What can you catch on Norway’s Barents Sea coast?
14 species are on record on Norway’s Barents Sea coast: Atlantic cod, Atlantic herring, Shorthorn sculpin, Viviparous eelpout, Brown trout, Pollack, Saithe, Whiting and others.
What can you catch on Norway’s Barents Sea coast in each month?
The month with the most species in season is September (14 species). By season: winter: Viviparous eelpout and Atlantic herring; spring: Whiting and European plaice; summer: Garfish and Atlantic mackerel; autumn: Atlantic cod and Brown trout.
Which techniques are used for fishing on Norway’s Barents Sea coast?
The most common techniques: Sabiki, Bottom, Spin, Float and Trolling.
Which baits are used on Norway’s Barents Sea coast?
The most common natural baits: Anchovy, Shrimp, Fish flesh, Worm and Mussel.
How many fishing grounds are there on Norway’s Barents Sea coast?
There are 95 fishing grounds on record on Norway’s Barents Sea coast; each has its own page with the location, the species caught and the conditions that suit it.
