Fishing

Sea fishing
The Varanger fjord is known for its abundance of cod, coalfish, haddock, flounder, halibut and red king crab (Kamsjatka Crab). The fishing grounds are not far away from the harbour. Now and then it is possible to watch flounders at the bottom of the sea in the harbour.

Boat rental
If you rent the Skjeldrum or Vonheim house you can rent a boat from us. The fishing grounds are quite near so you don't need a big boat, we have for rental a 14 feet boat with engine and a rowing boat.

There is a small floating quay that makes it simple to enter or leave the boat, and from here you can reach the main quay where there is running water to clean the fish.

Diving
Ekkeroy is a good starting point for diving. It is not too deep and around Ekkeroy the bottom of the sea is mostly fine sand. Divers can chase flounders, skates, halibut or try to play with the big red king crabs. Not far from Ekkeroy you may pick common mussels and other sorts of mussels.

Fishing for salmon in the rivers
There are several rather good salmon rivers quite near: Eastwards towards Vardø there are the rivers Skallelva (19 km) og Komagelva (30 km).

Westwards there is Vestre Jakobselv (32 km). Somewhat further away there is a fine small river called Vesterelv, in Varangerbotn, the road towards Kirkenes (71 km). Even the king of Norwegian salmon rivers you can reach rather easily, the famous Tana river (77 km).

Normally it is no problems to get a fishing card to fish in the rivers, however it is obligatory that you buy it yourself after having arrived here (no prebuying).