In the search for new, exciting experiences, several Swedish anglers began species hunting in 2011 to develop a targeted fishery, mainly for turbot, in the fjord systems around Tjörn and Orust on the west coast of Sweden.
Now the fishery has expanded to the whole ‘8-fjords’ area of the Swedish coast where there is a total ban on nets. The turbot can be found at a depth of just 6-13m from mid-May to September over moderately sloping ground with shell, gravel or pebbles. Flat areas between deeper and shallower waters, or places with some tidal flow, are always interesting places to try too. You can fish on the drift with bottom tackle as well as with vertical jigs and various rubber worms.
The vertical jigs in particular work well here thanks to the contact you get with light equipment in areas with weak currents. This is the essential difference compared to fishing in, for example, the Öresund, where fishing on the drift works better due to the strong currents.
