# Fishing in Gratangen

> 31 named waters in Gratangen (Troms). Recorded brown trout and Arctic char. The largest waters, watercourses and the rules.

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

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Municipality · Troms

Gratangen has 31 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.

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## Facts about Gratangen

- **County**: [Troms](https://finnfisk.no/en/fylke/troms)
- **Named waters**: 31
- **Fishing-card offer nearby**: 0 of 31
- **Elevation**: 194–967 m above sea level
- **Total area**: 6.1 km²
- **Largest waters**: Storvatnet 1.93 km², Foldvikvatnet 0.96 km² and Stuorajávri 0.72 km²
- **Species recorded**: Brown trout and Arctic char

## Species recorded here

- [Brown trout 23](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)
- [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.

- Storelva 13
- Gratangen og Lavangen 6
- Labergselva 5
- Storleva 2

## Bite table for Gratangen

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

## Largest waters

- Storvatnet 1.93 km² 268 m
- Foldvikvatnet 0.96 km² 573 m
- Stuorajávri 0.72 km² 595 m
- Belnesvatnet 0.49 km² 443 m
- Tjuvskjærvatnet 0.18 km² 334 m
- Blåvatnet 0.17 km² 716 m

## Named waters

- Belnesvatnet
- Bergevatnet
- Bergevatnet
- Bjørnarvatnet
- Blåvatnet
- Botnvatnet
- Britavatnet
- Daudvatnet
- Foldvikvatnet
- Gregusvatnet
- Hestvatnet
- Hilleshamnvatnet
- Klubbevatnet
- Langvatnet
- Lauvskarvatnet
- Litjevatnet
- Litjevatnet
- Lopmevatnan
- Nedre Klemmeselvvatnet
- Reisvatnet
- Rennelvvatnet
- Resselvvatnet
- Roašmejávrrit
- Rundvatnet
- Storsulvatnet
- Storvatnet
- Stuorajávri
- Sølvfjellvatnet
- Tjuvskjærvatnet
- Ystelivatnet
- Øvre Klemmeselvvatnet

## 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 Troms og Finnmark: fish management](https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/troms-og-finnmark/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.