A fjord cruise boat with fish soup, a wooden boat from 1917, two hours with your own rod, or a boat for your group alone.
Fjord fishing
Private boat
Pick a day, or the first and last day of your stay in Tromsø. We check the booking calendar of every fishing trip on this page and show which ones still take guests.
Your catch: Into the fish soup on board, fillets after a very good catch
Your catch: Served on board with butter and flatbread
Your catch: Cooked on board, only if you catch something
Your catch: Yours to keep, with export papers
Your catch: Yours to keep, with export papers
Every fjord fishing trip from Tromsø looks similar in the photos: a boat, a rod over the side, a cod on deck. The differences are in the details. How many people share the boat, if you hold a rod the whole time or wait for your turn, what the crew does with the fish, and if any of it comes home with you.
Length, boat, rods, the suit you get and what happens to the fish, as the product pages describe them. Sorted by number of reviews; tap a column header to re-sort.
| Photo | Trip | Duration | Boat & group | Rods | Suit provided | Your catch | Start | Reviews ↕ | Price ↕ | Book |
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Fjord fishing cruise with fish soup Polar Adventures | 4–5 hours | Fjord cruise boat · Shared with a larger group | Shared; reviewers mention waiting for a rod | Thermal suit | Cooked into the fish soup; fillets to take home after a very good catch | Front Pier, Killengreens gate 7-11 | ★ 4.7 (5,274) | €158 per person | Book now |
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Wooden boat Hermes II Hermes II | 4.5 hours | Historic wooden boat from 1917, heated saloon | Up to five at a time, guests take turns; own rod allowed | Thermal suit | Prepared on board and served with butter and flatbread | Stortorget, city centre | ★ 4.9 (564) | €189 per person | Book now |
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Two-hour fishing trip with locals Polar Adventures | 2 hours | Boat Capella | One rod per person | Insulated suit | Cooked on board if you catch something; no meal without a catch | Front Pier, Killengreens gate 7-11 | ★ 4.7 (450) | €124 per person | Book now |
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Private open boat Tromso Explorer | 4 hours | Open boat Kværnø 575 · Private, your group only | Equipment and bait for your group | Flotation suit and life jacket | Yours to keep, export papers included | Pickup included; boat leaves Skattøra Marina | ★ 5.0 (27) | €371 per person | Book now |
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Private cabin boat Tromso Explorer | 5 hours | Cabin boat Mørebas 9500 · Private, your group only | Equipment and bait for your group | Flotation suit | Yours to keep, export papers included | Skattøra Marina | ★ 5.0 (1) | €418 per person | Book now |
Prices come live from GetYourGuide and Viator and change with the date and the option you choose, so check the amount on the booking page before you pay for your trip.
Each pick suits one kind of day out. All trips on this page follow further down.
Thermal suits, fishing in the fjord and fish soup made from the catch. After a very good day the crew prepares fillets to take home.
The 1917 wooden boat Hermes II, with a heated saloon and toilets. Rods are shared in turns, and your fish comes back with butter and flatbread.
Two hours with your own rod on the boat Capella. Fish are cooked on board, but only if you catch some.
Only your group on an open boat, with pickup, flotation suits and bait. The operator includes the export papers for the fish you keep.
Boat, group, rods and what happens to the fish, trip by trip. Open a card for the full details.
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start
Book on GetYourGuidePolar Adventures sails from Front Pier in central Tromsø. On the all-inclusive fishing option you fish from the boat, and the crew turns what is caught into fish soup for lunch. If the fishing is especially good, they prepare fillets for you to take home. Common catches are cod, haddock, coalfish and wolffish.
The same product also lists a sightseeing option without fishing, so choose one of the all-inclusive fishing options in the booking calendar. Reviewers mention too few rods for everyone and an unclear order of turns.
Polar Adventures office at Front Pier, Killengreens gate 7-11, Tromsø
Taken from the operator’s product page on the booking platform.
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start
Book on GetYourGuideHermes II is a wooden boat built in 1917 that leaves from Stortorget in the city centre. Up to five rods are in the water at the same time, so guests take turns, and you may bring your own rod.
Everyone gets a fish cake from Dragøy. If you catch something, the crew prepares it on board and serves it with butter and flatbread. Thermal suits are provided, and there is a heated saloon with two toilets for breaks.
Stortorget, Tromsø city centre
Taken from the operator’s product page on the booking platform.
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start
Book on GetYourGuideThe short version from Polar Adventures: two hours on the boat Capella, with one rod per person and insulated suits. The fishing spots are near Hella and Tønsvik.
Snacks and drinks are unlimited. A meal depends on the catch: whatever you pull up is cooked on board, and on a day without fish there is nothing to cook. If the weather is uncertain, the operator offers a new date or a refund.
In front of the Polar Adventures office at Front Pier, Killengreens gate 7-11, Tromsø
Taken from the operator’s product page on the booking platform.
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start
Book on GetYourGuideTromso Explorer takes only your group out in an open boat, a Kværnø 575, from Skattøra Marina. Pickup is included. You get flotation suits, life jackets, fishing equipment and bait, plus snacks, drinks and photos.
The operator includes the export papers for the fish you keep. One reviewer reports a halibut that was released again.
Pickup in Tromsø; the boat leaves from Skattøra Marina
Taken from the operator’s product page on the booking platform.
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start
Book on GetYourGuideThe larger boat of Tromso Explorer takes only your group out for five hours from Skattøra Marina. Flotation suits, fishing equipment and bait, snacks, drinks and fuel are included, and so are the export papers for the fish you keep.
The boat is described elsewhere as a Mørebas 9500 with a heated cabin and a toilet; the booking page does not repeat that, so check it there if a warm cabin matters to you.
Skattøra Marina, Tromsø
Taken from the operator’s product page on the booking platform.
What happens to your catch, group size, the suit you get and where the trip starts, taken from the product pages. “Not stated” means the listing says nothing about it.
| Tour | Your catch | Group | Whole trip | Suit provided | Start |
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| Fjord cruise with fishing and fish soup on board | Into the fish soup on board, fillets after a very good catch | Not stated | 4–5 h | Thermal suit | Boat leaves from central Tromsø |
| Fishing and fjord cruise on the wooden boat Hermes II | Served on board with butter and flatbread | Not stated | 4.5 h | Thermal suit | Boat leaves from central Tromsø |
| Two-hour fishing trip with locals on the boat Capella | Cooked on board, only if you catch something | Not stated | 2 h | Insulated suit | Boat leaves from central Tromsø |
| Private fishing trip in an open boat, for all skill levels | Yours to keep, with export papers | Private, your group only | 4 h | Flotation suit and life jacket | Pickup in Tromsø |
| Private fishing trip in a cabin boat | Yours to keep, with export papers | Private, your group only | 5 h | Flotation suit | Meet at Skattøra Marina |
From the GetYourGuide and Viator product pages, checked on 22 October 2026. The length of the whole trip is the operator’s figure.
What the product pages say for each kind of trip. The cards above carry the full details for every trip.
| Fishing cruise | Hermes II | Two-hour trip | Private boat | |
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| Boat & group | Polar Adventures fjord cruise boat, shared with a larger group | Wooden boat from 1917 | Boat Capella | Open boat Kværnø 575 or cabin boat Mørebas 9500, your group only |
| Rods | Shared; reviewers mention waiting for a rod | Up to five at a time, in turns; own rod allowed | One per person | Equipment and bait for your group |
| Suit | Thermal suit | Thermal suit | Insulated suit | Flotation suit; life jacket on the open boat |
| Food | Fish soup for lunch | Fish cake, plus your catch with butter and flatbread | Snacks and drinks; a meal only if fish are caught | Snacks and drinks |
| Your catch | Into the soup; fillets to take home after a very good catch | Eaten on board | Cooked on board | Yours to keep, with export papers |
| Start | Front Pier, Killengreens gate 7-11 | Stortorget | Front Pier, Killengreens gate 7-11 | Pickup on the open boat; Skattøra Marina |
| Length | 4–5 hours | 4.5 hours | 2 hours | 4 hours (open boat), 5 hours (cabin boat) |
| Warm space | Not stated | Heated saloon, two toilets | Not stated | Cabin boat: a heated cabin and a toilet are reported, but not listed on the booking page |
On the shared boats almost every fish is eaten on board, and each operator handles it differently. Polar Adventures cooks the catch into the fish soup that is served for lunch on its fishing cruise; only when the fishing is especially good does the crew prepare fillets for you to take home. On Hermes II the crew prepares what you land and serves it with butter and flatbread, next to a fish cake from Dragøy that everyone gets. On the two-hour trip the fish is cooked on board, and that is the meal: a day without a catch means snacks and drinks only.
The private boats work the other way round. Tromso Explorer is a registered tourist fishing business and includes the export papers, so the fish you keep can travel home with you. Common catches in the fjords around Tromsø are cod, haddock, coalfish and wolffish; one reviewer of the open-boat trip describes a halibut that was released again.
The rod count is where the shared trips differ most. On the two-hour trip every guest has a rod for the whole time. Hermes II has up to five rods in the water at once, so in a full boat you take turns, and you may bring your own. The Polar Adventures fishing cruise runs on the company’s fjord cruise boats; reviewers mention too few rods and an unclear order of turns. On a private boat the rods belong to your group.
Fish do not follow a timetable, and none of these trips promises a catch. It matters most on the two-hour trip, where there is no meal without fish, and least on the fishing cruise, where the soup is served either way. Weather counts too: on the two-hour trip, uncertain weather means the operator offers a new date or a refund, and the shared trips and the open boat can be cancelled free of charge up to 24 hours before the start.
Fish leaving Norway in your luggage falls under a quota. According to Norwegian Customs, from 1 January 2026 each person aged 12 or over may take out 15 kg of fish, up to twice per calendar year; from 1 January 2027 the limit drops to 10 kg. The quota covers fish caught through a registered tourist fishing business, and you need a personal document from that business. That is why the private trips with export papers are the choice for anyone who wants fillets in the freezer at home. More on our page about fishing rules for visitors.
Source: Norwegian Customs, “Fish” quota page (toll.no), updated 3 June 2026.
Every shared boat here hands out a thermal or insulated suit, and both private boats provide flotation suits. Under the suit you still want wool layers, a hat and gloves: on a moving boat the wind makes the deck far colder than the quay. Hermes II has a heated saloon to warm up in. See what to expect on board for more.
The critical reviews here are about the same things: few rods shared between many guests, and less fishing time than the length of the trip suggests. Hermes II states its rod limit itself, and the Polar Adventures cruise also stops for wildlife. The soup, the crews and the old wooden boat get praise even from the critics.
“Great tour. The crew was superb, very attentive. Lots of knowledge about the local wildlife and fjords. Freshly made soup was amazing, we both had two bowls!!”
“Great tour on a historic boat in Tromsø! We were able to catch and eat some haddock! Very experienced guides with extensive historical knowledge. Highly recommended!”
“Extremely poor value for money. There were only a few fishing rods on the boat. Two people fished as a group, and they also had to take turns with other groups. Each group had no more than half an hour of fishing time in total, and they might not even catch any fish. The cabin was also very stuffy and crowded. The only positive comment was for the fish soup, which was indeed very tasty.”
“It was an excellent experience. Our guide gave us excellent instructions and took good care of us, and we were able to catch several fish, which were then prepared deliciously on the return trip. Highly recommended :)”
“There were over 20 guests on the boat, but only 6 fishing rods, all with fake bait. The whole trip lasted 4.5 hours, with a total of over an hour of fishing time. They kept changing fishing spots, and some people didn't even catch a single fish. You can't take the fish you catch […]”
“Highly recommend, it’s private tour, so you can fishing all the trip and the guide is very nice and professional. […] Also can help clean the fish to bring to your home.”
“Roger and Thomas was very friendly and engaging. We managed to catch 1 fish each during our adventure. There was no lunch onboard, but they gave us the fish to bring back to cook by ourself. Definitely a fun and rewarding experience!”
“We saw some wildlife; however, the tour guide provided very little commentary, and the fishing time was very short, so we were unable to catch any fish.”
“Excellent trip that was well appreciated by my son who found the experience on an old fishing boat very atmospheric”
Reviews by guests after their trip, from GetYourGuide.
The two-hour trip with Polar Adventures gives every guest one rod for the whole trip, and on a private boat the rods belong to your group. On Hermes II up to five rods fish at the same time, so guests take turns. On the longer Polar Adventures fishing cruise reviewers mention waiting for a rod.
On the Polar Adventures fishing cruise, yes: a fish soup made from the catch. Hermes II serves a fish cake to everyone and your catch with butter and flatbread. On the two-hour trip there are snacks and drinks, and a cooked meal only if fish are caught.
Hermes II says you may bring your own rod. The other listings do not mention it, so ask the operator before you pack one.
On the shared boats the catch is eaten on board, apart from fillets after a very good day on the Polar Adventures cruise. To take fish home, book a private trip with Tromso Explorer, which includes the export papers. Norwegian Customs limits fish exports to 15 kg per person in 2026 and 10 kg from 2027.
Yes. When we checked the Polar Adventures calendar for a date in December, it offered a morning and an afternoon all-inclusive fishing cruise, both with fishing, lunch and a thermal suit. Choose one of those options when you book, as the same product also lists a sightseeing trip without fishing.
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