Atlantic wolffish look prehistoric. Their jaws are built to crush mussels, shells and whatever else fits into their mouths. Even a wooden handle can be crushed and heavily marked. Keep your hands well clear.
Wolffish are common bycatch when fishing close to the bottom in shallow water, and targeted fishing can be very productive. Their varied diet includes small animals, fish, crabs, shellfish and sea cucumbers; the original guide also records seaweed among their stomach contents. Prawns and fish strips make excellent baits. Squid skirts, tubing and other visible attractors help provoke a take. Spinning attractors and tapping the seabed help draw fish towards the rig. Once located, wolffish can be straightforward to catch, and they are excellent eating. A few hours can produce several fish.
Because targeted fishing is so effective, anglers can quickly affect local stocks. Each guest may therefore retain no more than two wolffish per week, and none weighing more than 4 kg. Large individuals are especially important to reproduction. These are camp rules.
The wolffish season begins during the skrei season and lasts until around late July or early August. The fish can seem to disappear almost overnight.
