A week at Vikran: a sample plan for two anglers

This is a sample week, not a promise. Weather, tide and the month you come decide what you really do. It shows how two anglers can use seven nights at our camp at Vikran, on the Rystraumen strait, without hurrying.

What is booked

Two anglers, one apartment for seven nights, the Kaasbøll 19 for the fishing days, and rods and flotation suits rented at the lodge if you prefer to fly with a small bag. The cost of exactly this week is worked out on the price list page: what a week costs. Online booking covers May to September. Other dates are possible on request.

If you want to compare the two boats before you choose, read our two boats. The Kaasbøll is the quicker one, the Sting the calmer one. Either fishes two anglers with room to spare.

Day 1: arrival

Tromsø airport is about 30 km from the camp, roughly 35 minutes by car. Settle into the apartment and unpack. Before your first trip you get a full technical and safety briefing, and we go through the boat and its sounder with you. If you were born on 1 January 1980 or later, one of you needs a boating licence for either boat. The details and the source are in our two boats.

Sleep early. The fishing starts tomorrow.

Day 2: a first short session

Do not make the first day long. The halibut grounds begin about 100 metres from the pier, and cod hold close to the pier all year. Take the boat out for two or three hours, get used to the current, the chart plotter and the sounder, and learn where the drift runs. Ask us where to fish and which tackle to use, we always tell guests the spots.

Remember the rules from day one. Halibut must be at least 84 cm for your own use, and halibut over 2 metres must go back. Source: Fiskeridirektoratet Tell us after every trip what you landed and released, because the camp reports it daily. Source: Fiskeridirektoratet

Days 3 and 4: tide-led days on the strait

Two tides a day move water through the narrows, and the current carries feed past the pier. Plan around the tide, not around the clock. Day 3 you stay close, on the grounds by the pier. Day 4 you run farther. Most marks lie between five and twenty five minutes away by boat, so you spend your day fishing and not commuting. What you can catch depends on the month: cod all year, halibut from March to October, wolffish from February to June, mackerel in August and September. Redfish is a different case: north of 62°N it is closed except for jig fishing from 1 June to 31 August, see fishing in Norway 2026. We promise no catch. Keep a simple log each evening of what you landed and released. It helps you decide where to go next, and it is what the camp needs for the daily report. Source: Fiskeridirektoratet

Day 5: a weather day

Some days the wind says no. Use it. From the camp you can reach:

• Tromsø, 35 minutes by car: a small Arctic city with a cable car and a harbour front.
• Prehistoric rock carvings about 10 km from the lodge, old fishing houses and views across the strait.
• Marked hiking routes of different difficulty that start nearby.
• Photography: mountains, fjord and, in season, the aurora.
• Sámi experiences, arranged by request.

Diving and spear fishing are also possible on this coast if you bring your own gear. Full list on beyond the rod.

Days 6 and 7: the last fishing, and the fish house

Go back to the grounds that gave you fish. Keep what you want to take home and release the rest. Remember that you cannot sell your catch. Day 7 is for the fish house, where you clean and cut your catch.

Filleting and packing within the quota

In 2026 the export quota is 15 kg of fish or fish product per person, up to two times per year. You must be 12 or older, and the fish must come from a trip with a registered tourist fishing business where you also stayed. Trophy fish count inside the quota. From 1 January 2027 it is 10 kg. Source: Fiskeridirektoratet

Two anglers means two quotas, one per person, and nobody can carry another person's share. The camp issues your individual export document after the catch has been reported. Ask for it the day before you leave. Packing and airline questions are in bringing fish home.

Day 8: departure

Return the boat clean, with the fuel you used paid for separately. Then the 35 minutes to the airport.

Check the rules, then pick your dates

All the rules behind this plan are in fishing in Norway 2026. The lodge and the seasons are on the fishing page, and a first-timer's checklist is in first fishing trip to Tromsø.