FISHING
A party at sea - there you have us!
Join us on a fishing trip in Henningsvær.
The tour starts from the market square in Henningsvær. For millions of years, cod have come to Lofoten to spawn, and Captain Håvard knows where the best fishing spots in the area are. He takes you out there on the wooden boat Kveldsol, and he has everything you need for a great trip.
Out at sea
Once you arrive at the fishing grounds, Captain Håvard will provide you with all the equipment and local knowledge you need to make a solid catch. You'll feel like you're at sea with your own grandfather from Henningsvær. If it's cold, there are warm suits for everyone. The whole gang gets to fish with sea fishing rods that have new powerful reels.
Safety first
Håvard takes safety seriously and has life jackets for everyone. The captain knows exactly where to go to avoid the worst gusts of wind. Kveldsol also has a life raft on board. You can joke about anything at sea, but not about safety.
Genuine North Norwegian
Håvard himself has learned everything he knows from his grandfather Alf, and believes that he is never unschooled, but learns something new all the time. There's a good chance you'll pick up a few North Norwegian verses that are not suitable for print.
Fish soup by appointment
On sunny and calm days, fish soup can be served by appointment.
Killer whales
If we are lucky, we may come across killer whales. The killer whale is black with white markings and has a white spot behind each eye. The color pattern and dorsal fin are unique to each individual. They swim and hunt in pods and eat fish, seals, skates, dolphins and sharks.
Utror
Before the quotas came, you had to wait for the signal at 06 or 07 before it was allowed to row out of the harbor, violations were punished with fines.
otoliths
The creature's ear stone, where you can read how old it is, according to the same principle as the annual rings in a tree.
If you have rented a boat, you have to row out the winter with him
The shard kids couldn't jump off halfway in the season. On board Kveldsol, we can turn around at any time if we feel uncomfortable.
Arthur Arntzen quote:
"It can be much more more hellish from praying than bathing.."
Realized
That the spawning cod has taken over the Vestfjord basin.
Tie him up in a tofta
For small dinghies and light boats, it can often be easier and more solid to attach the mooring line around the rope when docking another boat.
Virgin cage
a curtain that the female helmswoman could change behind, as helmsmen's cabins often consisted of one room.
Ragno, Hollender, Bremer and Africa
4 of the more than 20 varieties or "wrecks" of the stockfish.
The names often originated from grape varieties in Italy.
Words and expressions
scream
The name of the mature Northeast Atlantic cod that migrates to the spawning grounds, mainly in Lofoten, to reproduce. Skrei comes from the Norse word skride, to wander.
Can you give me a hearing
Can you please give me the tool we use to lift the fish in the boat.
Haill/ to have gotten himself a bette
that the husband has sexual intercourse with his wife the night before he goes out to sea. Here it is important to remember that handshake does not help, and old hail works barely.