Norwegian record Norway pout: 290 g

About Norway pout

The Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii) is one of the smallest members of the cod family but also one of the most numerous. It rarely exceeds 20 cm, though a few reach about 35 cm. It has a very large eye, a slightly jutting lower jaw and a small barbel. The back is brownish and the belly white, with a dark mark where the pectoral fin joins the body, and like other cods it has three dorsal fins. It forms huge shoals near the bottom over mud, usually at 50–250 m. It is most plentiful in the northern North Sea, where it follows the edge of the Norwegian Trench, but occurs along the whole Norwegian coast and in the Barents Sea. It feeds mainly on crustaceans. It is trawled in large amounts for fishmeal and oil, but is too small to interest anglers. Norwegian Red List 2021: Least Concern (LC).

Sources: Artsdatabanken, Store norske leksikon, Wikipedia

• Habitat: Saltvann
• Best month: Januar

See the species guide

Biggest Norway pout in FishComp

60 g (21 % of the record) by Lars Holte. See the catch

How to register a Norwegian record

1. Norwegian sport-fishing records are registered with Villmarksliv, not with FishComp. Read the rules before you do anything else with the fish.
2. Records are based on weight and approved by a jury. You give the weight and length, where it was caught, the gear you used and any witnesses.
3. Keep your photos and notes from the catch. Logging it in FishComp does not register a record.