Part of the
Hurtigruten Group

Fishing Trip from Svolvær

Excursion

Price from

$198

Duration
2h30
Season
Available all year
Min. number
0 travellers
Booking code
E-SVJ6

Suitable fishing kit: Buoyant safety suit, waterproof work clothes, warm and waterproof boots, coffee, our experienced fishing guide, and skipper
  • Original fishing experience

  • Seasoned skipper to guide and assist you

  • Learn how to fillet your catch.

  • Sail on an Lofotfisket fishing boat.


Try your hand at fishing and learn more about fishing history on this authentic trip.

Our winter fishing includes sea fishing with a line wheel. We offer coffee on board our boat.

MS Symra is a traditional and authentic fishing cutter—she turned 100 years old in 2017! She is protected by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Symra is a comfortable boat originally built specifically for Lofotfisket and she is certified for 38 passengers.

Try your hand at fishing at the 10 fishing stations on board and see if you have what it takes to work in the Lofoten fisheries. And the catch? We teach you how to fillet it on board.

Practical information

  • Language: English.

  • Included: Suitable fishing kit: Buoyant safety suit, waterproof work clothes, warm and waterproof boots, coffee, our experienced fishing guide, and skipper

  • Remarks/requirements: The weather at sea in Lofoten can change rapidly, which is part of the charm of these isles. For hundreds of years, Fishermen have learned what suitable clothing at sea consists of and we recommend the same for our guests. Recommended clothing:Wool underwear that isolates and breathesSweater made of fleece, wool, or another insulating middle layerHat and mittens with small sentimental value, as they will smell like fish afterwards. Also, quality boots

  • Walking information: 160 yards to the starting point and 160 yards back to ship

  • Wheelchair accessible: No.

Penguins perched on the ice of Cuverville Island, Antarctica. Credit: Espen Mills / HX Hurtigruten Expeditions

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