Shore fishing for halibut in arctic Norway 

Sometimes I think we forget how a bit of simple fishing off a dockside can actually be a bit of a giggle and just as enjoyable as reeling in a stunning halibut!! So nice to see it glide back off to the deeps. lovely job buddy, appreciate your efforts 🎣👍🏼

“You could entertain yourself like this as a kid”. That’s exactly what my brother and I did. We each got a set of green fiberglass fishing rods for Christmas when I was about 7 years old and boy did we fish! Our special place was a low bridge. We fished enough miniature Coleys to fill a plastic shopping bag at a minimum, sometimes more. When we got home, mom used to say “Wow, you did good. I’ll clean them up later”. Getting older I started to think about this. I could not remember eating a lot of Coleys, and after bedtime my brother and I heard a lot of seagulls quarreling nearby. Hmmmm…. I wonder where the fish went? But at least she didn’t take away the joy and excitement we got from fishing 🎣 ❤ Keep on fishing and making these fantastic videos brother 👍

I live in Maine, we also catch harbor pollock, and use them for bait. Unfortunately, we have to take them to use a boat to then catch most other species of fish. Norway has placed its culture and its people before industry. You’ve done a perfect job managing your fishery.

Thanks for the excellent fishing tutorial. No Halibut here but your passion is just like mine. Cheers from South Louisiana 🎣

Brilliant video Billy, I've always been very sensitive to how fish are treated wether they are taken or released, Your videos are a statement to other you-tubers on how fish should be treated, I have always killed fish immediately if I was taken them, however I used to knock them on the head, since I began to watch your videos you have shown me a much better and humane way of dispatching fish via the spiking method which I use every time I keep a fish. I have seen videos where fish are allowed to slowly die while the moron that caught it grins stupidly into the camera. Thanks for the great videos Billy and thank you for helping me become a more ethical angler. Stay safe out there fella. Regards Steve

I love your funny commentary and pleasant demeanor. Also like how you actually show when you kill a fish- many channels choose not to show that part. I think the entire process should be viewed so that people can learn.

Boom! Billy you are legend and ethical to boot. Thanks mate 💪🏾👍🏾👍🏾

You had me at "shore fishing for halibut". What an amazing opportunity. Lol and I could see myself fishing for the bait and having so much fun, trying to see if I could catch bigger fish..that I would run out of time for the halibut ! Thank you for such an entertaining video. Cheers from Washington State in the US.

I love how you treat the baitfish with respect? Bravo

BIlly you are the Best.Very entertaining for this disabled vet.I feel like Im there.Get down to VIRGINIA US,stop by..

Fantastic video Billy. If you ever need to see a ` how to catch a Halibut from the shore` this is the one! Really good stuff.

Greetings from Tennessee! Love the video and I’m now subscribed. Can’t wait to watch more. You’re the type of guy that would be fun to fish with and fun to get a pint with afterwards. Kudos to you ya Legend. 🎣🍺

What a run that fish took!! SCREAMING REELS 😱 excellent video mm8 halibut fishing is on my bucket list 😀

That's super cool! beautiful countryside, too.

Thank you, so much!thank you so much, man!👊🤘! I very enjoyed this video. That is the magic land.

Glad this video randomly popped up on my feed! Well done! I’m a striped bass surfcaster from Long Island , NY, USA, and love all shore-based fishing, you have an awesome fishery there in Norway, I look forward to more videos from you, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Billy!

High quality content, and well described. As a norwegian heavily invested into halibut fishing, its cool to see different ways of catching this beautiful fish. I usually go around by boat, but always wanted to try bait-fishing from shore. If you ever get the chance to travel to Frøya in Sør-Trøndelag, this area has a great halibut population worth checking out.

Another great video! Thank you!

First time visiting your videos ! Really enjoyed watching 👍

I typically don't watch these types of videos, but I figured I'd watch this one for the halibut.

Great video billy, lovely halibut brother 👍

Im always gobsmacked how good the fishing is there !!!

Little funfact, that's the town I grew up in and I used to fish on those docks all the time as a kid :)

Great entertaining vid as per usual cant think of a better 25 mins watching your enthusiasm and humour

Love your cast slow and steady but gets it done! I gotta remember that sometimes when I get in a rush

Beautiful video!! I love halibut from shore

yet again another great and entertaining video to watch while sat here in cold and rainy South Wales

First time viewer you got my sub! Thanks for the awesome video

Awesome as always Brother Billy! have a great Crimbo love from all the Caster's crew X

Great video mate. Cheers from Australia.

God I wish I had the funds to give this guy a tv show!

Ohh good, Halibut is one of my bucket list fish, thanks Billy

Im watching this Christmas morning from Andover Massachusetts. Thank you. I enjoyed this video! Merry Christmas!

To lock of the dingle dangle, a 1cm square of bicycle inner tube on each side of it on the circle hook works wonders.

Thanks for another entertaining day in the life of Billy fishing Billy. That big halibut is a lucky chap, he gets to spend another Christmas piling on the pounds 😁

Billys face at 18:11, priceless! Awesome video, rlly enjoyed it. Looking forward to my trip to Norway. Might see you at the beach then.

Shore fishing for slabs. Nothing better! I wish this was something we could do out here in california.

Terrific video, and fish handling demonstration . Have a great day!

Wonderful video. Thanks so much for sharing your fishing experience. Greetings from Southern California and I look forward to seeing more of your videos.

This showed up randomly and I found my favorite accent on planet earth.

That place looks incredible. Thank you for the video!

Uuuh, yes, been there done that for years while sailing the Baltic Sea with my dad. Nothing better for dinner after a day of sailing than a fresh catch from the sea.

It's great to see the video doing so well. Your RU-vid channel is brilliant and doesn't get the views it deserves. Keep it up. 👏

Love it. Cheers from Australia mate🍻

Billy your the man

All hail the 525 😢? This is literally my favourite part of all your videos Billy

Cracking fella! Strong bloody things those. 😊

It's always interesting to see how Europeans bait fish. I've use 15-20lb fluorocarbon or straight mono for our local California halibut. Simple Carolina rig and live bait. Cool to see the penn 525 , I used mine last season for mahi mahi, sea bass ,school grade tuna and amberjack.

Watching your videos for the first time boy, and I have to say…you’re some fierce bleedin’ gombeen. 😂

Well done, fun informative video. I only fish surf casting in North Carolina, but I enjoy catching my bait fish almost as much as I like the surf casting.

I’m currently watching on the TV and am only half way through so far. Really enjoying the video, full of great info and has had me smiling a lot. I’d like to learn more about your SA big game rig and the lead setup please. 👍🏻🎣

beautiful video

Nice drama at 18:09 when the multiplier starts to roll!

Fantastic! Subscribed! That would have made a delicious dinner.

Awesome fishing 🎣🎣 💪💯 thanks for sharing and a hello from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

My kind of fishing , well done video. Subscribed !

Ahhhh, the sound of that run is like music to my ears. Its what i want to hear on every fishing trip! Have a great Christmas mate, and may all the halibuts find your baits! :D

Nice video. It's so interesting - and humbling - to watch people from other countries fish. Often the same fish but different methods and techniques, different gear and especially rigs, more to learn. Happy New Year Billy.

Lovely video! First time watching. I loved your humour and the way you explained everything. And Norway is so beautiful - I've caught some nice pollocks in some remote fjords a few years ago and it was lovely! 🙂

Absolutely brilliant as always Billy; informative and entertaining……just missed the “all hail the 525!” 😅 keep up the great work brother; me and my son really enjoy your vids and plan to get out to Norway 1 day 💪🏽💪🏽💚💚☘️☘️

All the best billy

Great video mate! keep it up. Love the land based angling.

u r living the sream

You're gonna be huge. Deserved! Great video man. Really informative and entertaining.

Lad these are class videos. Great to see an Irishman on fishing RU-vid. Must head up there for a few weeks fishing looks absolutely lethal

Eazy Billy you ok pal, well done on ya halibut on first cast. You can't beat a fish taking line on the drag set. All the best Billy from GRIMSBY

Brilliant Video. Subscribed

That was a pleasant video and easy to watch you’ve got yourself a sub brother 🤜🤛

I'm glad I came across your videos, about to sit and watch a billyfishing marathon :D ez subscribe, it's hard to describe how but it feels like you are talking to a friend and not to a camera, great videos :)

this was awesome!!!! it wasnt jsut fish fish fish other than the bait catching. i love how detailed you were! new subscriber from Florida!

Deadly fishing Billy...I have to say I'd be hammering those coalies all day😂

I like big Buts and I cannot lie! Great video Billy. Fish on brother

Ya gotta love when I plan comes together. And yes...I've been laughed at more fish than I've been able to laugh at. This is the sixth year I haven't been able to chase tuna this fall/winter. But it's looking like all my surgeries are done & finished. I promised the Baker Lady one "large" fish. I'm thinking a Bluefin at-around 75 inches should do the trick. (catch & release) So next year it is. Thanx for posting Bud. It was a good watch.

Dude, thoroughly enjoyed this. New sub from an old salt in the Gulf of Mexico.

Whoa, looked at those glacier grooved rock slabs. Like God raked them.

Amazing video. I love your rod setups. I fish also with the same setups. God bless from the US tightlines.

You laugh a lot! Glad to see your a happy man !

Well done!

Thanks Billy, nice halibut, we use whole halibut like that as bait for flounders in Northern Ireland, the flounders we catch are 80cm between the eyes 😂

Well that put a smile on my face 👍

Great stuff mate , cracking halibut, great video as usual 👍👍🤠

Ate halibut for first time last week. Damn wish we had them in Florida!

Great video from start to finish look forward to watching you slay some more beasts best of luck from wales 🎣

Awesome video

Billy, you are a gentleman and a fine fisher-man scholar. I had your channel recommended to me and it’s strange how the world works. But I was immediately Hooked to your Channel. I watched six more videos and went ahead and subscribed and thumbs up all! I don’t have time unfortunately to fish like I used to. But if I could take you to Northern Maine around the Lakes of North Twin Dam in Norcross, Maine. You would find 5 Lakes that span 28 or so miles & one of them 100 foot or more Deep. And winter the Ice Fishin’ some Northern Pickerel and White Perch biggest you have ever seen. Miss my childhood lol Peace be with you. Be looking forward to you pulling in some more Gladiators!

Nice video Sir. For one moment i thought the ferry name was Vrak or Wreck as in English 😅🤣 Oh and the Irish and UK people are good on bait fishing here in Norway 😎👍

Awesome fishing Billy fish on brother 🎣🎣

Boom great stuff Billy see you on the beach

Class absolutely brilliant say that all the time what a place 👍👍

Loved the video. I'm subscribed for sure.

Well done Billy target acquired, Your the man 😊

Cracking video as usual Billy love watching them. well done on the 10 thousand subscribers look forward to watching many more have a great Christmas and a new year tight lines and stay safe 🎣🎣

Just found your channel awesome video.

You have it made there ! Halibut here at the store is 20.00 a pound here in mid USA..

Thanks for the video. Congrats on 10k subs! 🐟

Hi there Billy. A merry Christmas to you. I've just stumbled across your channel and it's fantastic. When I was younger I'd go fishing every August with my uncle in Galway for mackerel. I think that's where I caught the fishing bug. I did some pike and carp fishing when back home in the UK. For a little while I lived in Thailand and got to caught big and powerful fish out there. I was spoiled for the fish I could catch. A few years later I did some shark fishing in Florida a couple of times. Catching shark up to 11 feet off the beach. On one trip I think my bait was picked up by a hammerhead. The reel started spinning like it was attached to a bus. Even with the full 40lbs of drag it didn't slow down. Unfortunately the 150lb line broke. It's great to see someone like yourself fishing for big fish in a place like Norway. Some of the powerful reels I hot for Thai fish and sharks are popular with the Halibut anglers. Its something I'd like to try some day but I'm not a fan of cold weather. I'd rather fish somewhere hot. I now have my daughter Jessica and I hope to show her some of the Thai and Florida fishing in the future. Anyway, looking forward to seeing more of your content. Best of luck to you and your channel. See you on the beach!

I'm on the 24-25 lodge page right now!

Hi Billy glad to see that you are safe and well mate Yet another very informative video from you it's a testament to your knowledge on fishing within the artic circle.. Anyway billy have a merry Christmas 🎄 and a happy new year 🍺🍺🍺 I am looking forward to the next episode of billy's fishing.👍

New sub here. Excellent release! Looking forward to seeing more Norway fishing. Cheers! From California!

Awesome video again billy!!