# Fishing in Dønna

> 32 named waters in Dønna (Nordland). Recorded brown trout, Atlantic salmon and Arctic char. The largest waters, watercourses and the rules.

Source: https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/donna
Language: en
Alternate: https://finnfisk.no/fiske/donna (nb-NO)

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Municipality · Nordland

Dønna has 32 named lakes in NVE's lake database. The full list is below. A water on the list is not permission to fish it: check rules and fishing cards locally.

[Show on map](https://finnfisk.no/en/kart?kommune=donna)

## Facts about Dønna

- **County**: [Nordland](https://finnfisk.no/en/fylke/nordland)
- **Named waters**: 32
- **Fishing-card offer nearby**: 0 of 32
- **Elevation**: 1–340 m above sea level
- **Total area**: 4.6 km²
- **Largest waters**: Stor-Gleinsvatnet 1 km², Nedrofotvatnet 0.6 km² and Skeisvatnet 0.6 km²
- **Species recorded**: Brown trout, Atlantic salmon and Arctic char

## Species recorded here

- [Brown trout 25](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)
- [Atlantic salmon 14](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske)
- [Arctic char 7](https://finnfisk.no/en/royefiske)

The number is how many occurrence records GBIF holds, not a measure of how much fish there is. It says the species has been observed in the municipality, not that it is in any particular water, and not that fishing for it is permitted.

## Watercourses

The main watercourses the municipality’s waters drain into, by number of waters. The watercourse often decides which rules apply, since regulations are written per watercourse.

- Dønna og Herøy kommuner 19
- Hestadelva 5
- Olfotvassdraget 3
- Rølvågelva 3

## Bite table for Dønna

In a browser, this block shows first light, dusk and the moon periods in Dønna for today and the next two days.

## Largest waters

- Stor-Gleinsvatnet 1 km² 8 m
- Nedrofotvatnet 0.6 km² 1 m
- Skeisvatnet 0.6 km² 3 m
- Øvrolfotvatnet 0.33 km² 1 m
- Berfjordvatnet 0.31 km² 12 m
- Storvatnet 0.31 km² 5 m

## Named waters

- Altervatnet
- Babylonvatnet
- Berfjordvatnet
- Bladvatnet
- Finnbuvatnet
- Fjellvatnet
- Gardsvatnet
- Hildsetvatnet
- Høllvollvatnet
- Langvatnet
- Liss-Gleinsvatnet
- Lomvatnet
- Matstuvatnet
- Mershaugvatnet
- Middagsvatnet
- Nedrofotvatnet
- Nordøyvatnet
- Ravnskardsvatnet
- Skardvatnet
- Skeisvatnet
- Stavsengvatnet
- Stor-Gleinsvatnet
- Storsjona
- Storvatnet
- Straumavatnan
- Straumavatnet
- Sundsvatnet
- Teigstadvatnet
- Vikavatn
- Vikavatnet
- Ørjevatnet
- Øvrolfotvatnet

## The rules for this area

Finnfisk does not reproduce local rules, because they are set per water and per watercourse and they change. Season, minimum and maximum sizes, daily quotas and closed seasons come from the rights holder who sells the card, and from the regional regulation.

- [County Governor of Nordland: fish management](https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/nordland/naringorganisasjon/fiskeforvaltning-for-grunneiere-og-organisasjoner/)
- [Fishing rules in Norway (NJFF)](https://www.njff.no/fiske/fiskeregler)

Sources: NVE lake database (waters, elevation, area, watercourses), GBIF (species records), SSB (municipality and county) and inatur (fishing cards). Fishing-card proximity means “offer in the area”, not that a specific water is covered. Rules are not reproduced here, verify locally.