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How FjordSpot works.

Pick the species you're after. Get the most promising spots ranked on the map. Understand why. The rest is up to you.

Three steps

From question to fishing spot

01

Pick species & area

Choose from 138 species you can fish for, and mark out an area with a radius. FjordSpot takes care of the rest.

You choose
02

Read the HSI hits

The habitat model scores how promising each spot is, and flags the hits right on the depth map.

FjordSpot calculates
03

Check “Best now”

Match score, reasoning, best fishing window, weather and tides — all on a single card. Then you head out.

You fish
Our heart

What is HSI?

HSI stands for Habitat Suitability Index — a measure of how well suited an area is as a habitat for a particular species.

Instead of guessing, FjordSpot calculates suitability from the conditions we know matter to the fish: depth and seabed structure, transitions and edges, tides, moon phase, air pressure and temperature. Every species has its own profile.

The result is a match score with reasoning — not a black box. You see why a spot is promising, and can apply your own judgement on top.

Honest science,
not buzzwords

We could have called it “patented AI”. We don't. HSI is an established, open method used in marine biology — we've adapted it to Norwegian conditions and Norwegian species.

That means you can verify what we show you. A model you understand is a model you can trust — and improve together with us.

See the data behind the model →

Frequently asked

What you're wondering

Is FjordSpot free?
The web version is free to try at app.fjordspot.no right now. It works just as well on your phone. The Android app is in closed testing now, iOS comes later — create an account and we’ll let you know.
When is the app coming?
The Android app is in closed testing on Google Play now. We won't commit to a date we're not sure of — iOS is further out. In the meantime everything works on the web, on your phone too: on iPhone you can add FjordSpot to your home screen.
How many species do you cover?
The species guide shows 187 Norwegian species — all with a full HSI habitat model. 138 of them are realistically targetable in Norway, each with its own profile; the remaining 49 are included for identification and analysis — protected species, deep-water species and species rarely seen in Norwegian waters. We only add species when the basis is properly documented.
Where does the data come from?
Real, public Norwegian sources: depth data (bathymetry) from Kartverket, official tidal data from Kartverket, plus weather forecasts and current conditions from Meteorologisk institutt. Sea temperature feeds into the HSI model; weather is shown separately. See the sources →
Does it work without coverage?
Partly. Maps you have already viewed, and the last weather, wave and tide data, work without a signal — with the data that was there when you last had coverage. If you ask for a new analysis, it is queued and runs automatically once you are back online. Logging a new catch needs a connection, and your spots and catches are never stored on the device.
Do you guarantee I'll catch fish?
No, and we never will. FjordSpot shows you where the conditions line up — nature decides the rest. That's exactly why we show you the reasoning, not just a number.
What about privacy and my spots?
Your spots and your catches are yours. If you share to the Community, an approximate position is shown — around half a kilometre from the real point. You can also turn location sharing off entirely in the settings.

More questions and answers →

Ready for the fjord?

Start reading the fjord today

FjordSpot is free to try on the web right now. The iOS and Android apps are coming.

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