# Fishing in Gildeskål

> 98 named waters in Gildeskål (Nordland). Recorded brown trout, Atlantic salmon and Arctic char. The largest waters, watercourses and the rules.

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

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Municipality · Nordland

Gildeskål has 98 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=gildeskal)

## Facts about Gildeskål

- **County**: [Nordland](https://finnfisk.no/en/fylke/nordland)
- **Named waters**: 98
- **Fishing-card offer nearby**: 0 of 98
- **Elevation**: 6–774 m above sea level
- **Total area**: 37.3 km²
- **Largest waters**: Sokumvatnet 6.25 km², Namnlausvatnet 4.46 km² and Langvatnet 3.73 km²
- **Species recorded**: Brown trout, Atlantic salmon and Arctic char

## Species recorded here

- [Brown trout 864](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)
- [Atlantic salmon 108](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske)
- [Arctic char 10](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.

- Sundfjordelva 32
- Beiarelva, Morsdalsfjorden og Nordfjorden 24
- Glomfjorden, Gåsværfjorden og Sørfjorden 12
- Skauvollelva 9

## Bite table for Gildeskål

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

## Largest waters

- Sokumvatnet 6.25 km² 331 m
- Namnlausvatnet 4.46 km² 645 m
- Langvatnet 3.73 km² 331 m
- Storvatnet 3.3 km² 188 m
- Fellvatnet 2.69 km² 393 m
- Laksådalvatnet 2.05 km² 8 m

## Named waters

- Altevatnan
- Altevatnan
- Altevatnan
- Altevatnan
- Bjørnvatnet
- Bondsvatnet
- Breivikdalsvatnet
- Daudmannsvatnet
- Dorryvatnet
- Fellvatnet
- Finnsetvatnet
- Fiskvatnet
- Forsvatnet
- Forsvatnet
- Gardsvatnet
- Greftvatnet
- Grytvikvatnet
- Gåsvatnan
- Gåsvatnan
- Hattvatnan
- Hattvatnan
- Hjellstadvatnet
- Holmvasstjønna
- Holmvatnet
- Holmvatnet
- Holmvatnet
- Hørnqistvatnet
- Innervikvatnet
- Isvatna
- Isvatna
- Isvatna
- Karstvatnan
- Kisfjellvatnet
- Kjellingvatnet
- Kjerrslettvatnet
- Konradvatnet
- Krokvatnan
- Krokvatnet
- Krokvatnet
- Kråvatnet
- Kvarsnesvatnet
- Kvarsvikvatnet
- Kvittindvatnet
- Laksådalvatnet
- Langhammarvatnet
- Langvasstjørna
- Langvatnet
- Langvatnet
- Lauvvatnet
- Litle Sandvatnet
- Litle Svalvatnet
- Litlevatnet
- Litlvatnet
- Lágovatnet
- Midtre Skromdalsvatnan
- Mikkelvatnet
- Morsdalsvatnet
- Myggvatnet
- Namnlausvatnet
- Nedre Forsåvatnet
- Nedre Krokvatnet
- Nedre Skromdalsvatnan
- Ner-Stivatnet
- Nordvatnet
- Okslivatnan
- Ravikvatnet
- Rosenvatnet
- Rundvatnet
- Rundvatnet
- Samuelvatnet
- Sandvatnet
- Saravatnet
- Seglvatnet
- Skyttevatnet
- Småsandvatnan
- Småsandvatnan
- Sokumvatnet
- Stabbursfjellvatnet
- Steffedalsvatnan
- Steffedalsvatnan
- Steffedalsvatnan
- Stengvatnet
- Store Sandvatnet
- Stornakkvatnet
- Storvatnet
- Storvatnet
- Storvikvatnet
- Sundsvatnet
- Sundvatnet
- Svalvatnet
- Sætervatnet
- Sørvatnet
- Trollvatnet
- Vigdelvatnet
- Åsvatnet
- Øver Stivatnet
- Øvre Skromdalsvatnan
- Øyjordvatnet

## 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)
- [Salmon fishing: rules and state fee](https://www.miljodirektoratet.no/ansvarsomrader/arter-naturtyper/fiske/nar-kan-jeg-fiske-laks-sjoorret-og-sjoroye/)

There are 1 salmon fishing offers in this area. Fishing for salmon, sea trout and sea char in a watercourse requires the state fishing fee from age 18, on top of the fishing card, and all catches must be reported. [See the salmon guide](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske)

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.