Sea angling in Stöđvarfjörđur

The fishermen are at it again! We were lucky enough to find a retired bus driver from the small village of Stöđvarfjörđur to bring us out sea angling. He had purchased a boat about a year ago to enjoy fishing in his retirement. He had never taken any ‘foreigners’ out to see before. But he brought along a niece and nephew who were excellent translators. After barely making it out of the port, in about 15 meters of water, eight minutes of jigging with a lure, Cathy and I quickly snagged a cod and a halibut. After an hour of angling, we came back to the port with more than forty fish, mostly cod, haddock and one lonely halibut. We kept four fish. We kindly asked the town’s only restaurant owner to cook one cod and one halibut. Delicious fish and chips! As for the 2 haddocks, I grabbed some ice from the fishery in the port to preserve it overnight next to our tent. The next morning, it took me almost an hour to filet them and make cevice with some fresh lime and other ingredients on the campground picnic table.