Record Pike Fishing In Norway

Norway is know for good pike fishing, but everyone was surprised when 13 year old Truls Svenden landed a whopper of a fish. This monster pike that weighed 33.84 lbs is the largest pike ever caught in Norway on a fly. The pike’s exact measurements were 33.84 lbs, 134 cm long, with a belly measurement of 67 cm.

What is even crazier is that the 13 year old Truls landed this record pike on a homemade a black and red “Pike Muppet” fly that he created himself. Then ad to the fact that he is fairly new to pike fishing with flies and you have one whopper of a fish tale. Talk about a dream come true, I couldn’t even imagine going out pike fishing and landing a record fish on one of my first times out.

The day started out like most fishing trips do with a trip to the local sport shop in Lillestrom where Geir Tveter who runs the shop got a good look at the fly before the fishing trip. Geir Tveter said that “Truls really had a lot of confidence in that fly, it was something with the eyes of the fly”

After Truls, his big brother Andre and their fishing mentor Bent Nydahl left the shop they headed over to somewhere the delta-area in Northern Øyeren. Truls will not give an exact location of where they were pike fishing when he caught the record fish. I think he has future plans of topping his record, and doesn’t want to give up his .

It only to Truls 20 minutes of fishing before he was able to land this monster pike, and another 15 mintes before he was able to get a first glimpse of it. When Truls first saw it he said it was ” Unbelievable. It was the fish in my dreams!”

Some would call this beginners luck, but according to Truls (with tunge in cheek) it does not matter because he is no longer allowed to go pike fishing with his older brother. He told to change to trout fishing, says Truls with a smile.

Currently the Norwegian Pike record, regardless of what fishing tackle was used is 17,7kg (39 lbs)