# Fishing in Hyllestad

> 85 named waters in Hyllestad (Vestland). Recorded brown trout, Arctic char and Atlantic salmon. The largest waters, watercourses and the rules.

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

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Municipality · Vestland

Hyllestad has 85 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=hyllestad)

## Facts about Hyllestad

- **County**: [Vestland](https://finnfisk.no/en/fylke/vestland)
- **Named waters**: 85
- **Fishing-card offer nearby**: 0 of 85
- **Elevation**: 9–689 m above sea level
- **Total area**: 9.6 km²
- **Largest waters**: Markhusvatnet 1.44 km², Espelandsvatnet 1.24 km² and Aksavatnet 1.01 km²
- **Species recorded**: Brown trout, Arctic char, Atlantic salmon, grayling, perch, pike and whitefish

## Species recorded here

- [Brown trout 102](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)
- [Arctic char 20](https://finnfisk.no/en/royefiske)
- [Atlantic salmon 17](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske)
- [Grayling 7](https://finnfisk.no/en/harrfiske)
- [Perch 7](https://finnfisk.no/en/abborfiske)
- [Pike 7](https://finnfisk.no/en/gjeddefiske)
- [Whitefish 7](https://finnfisk.no/en/sikfiske)

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.

- Lølandselva 23
- Åfjorden og Vilnesfjorden sør 21
- ytre Sognefjorden nord: Kyrkjebø-Risnes 9
- Storelva 8

## Bite table for Hyllestad

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

## Largest waters

- Markhusvatnet 1.44 km² 216 m
- Espelandsvatnet 1.24 km² 87 m
- Aksavatnet 1.01 km² 100 m
- Ramsgrøvatnet 0.54 km² 144 m
- Teigevatnet 0.53 km² 11 m
- Krakelivatnet 0.36 km² 389 m

## Named waters

- Aksavatnet
- Aksetjørna
- Bergsvatnet
- Blomdalstjørna
- Blomvatnet
- Botnavatnet
- Butjørna
- Dalsvatnet
- Dyttingetjørna
- Eidevatnet
- Espelandsvatnet
- Fjellstjørna
- Flossvatnet
- Fuglevatnet
- Gåsevatnet
- Handalsvatnet
- Haugsdalstjørna
- Heggetjørna
- Helleimsvatnet
- Hellervatnet
- Holmevatnet
- Hydalsvatnet
- Indregilstjørna
- Jodiket
- Jordevatnet
- Kleivevatnet
- Kolgrovtjørna
- Korshaugvatnet
- Krakelivatnet
- Kringletjørna
- Langedalstjørna
- Langevatnet
- Lauvvatnet
- Litlelivatnet
- Lomtjørna
- Mangetjørnane
- Markhustjørna
- Markhusvatnet
- Middagsdalstjørna
- Myrketjørna
- Myrketjørna
- Myrketjørna
- Mørketjørna
- Nedre Blåfjellvatnet
- Nedre Trollebotnvatnet
- Nedrelireidtjørna
- Nevrelivatnet
- Nykkedalsvatnet, nedre
- Nykkedalsvatnet, øvre
- Pertjørna
- Portestølsvatnet
- Ramsgrøvatnet
- Sanddalstjørna
- Sandvotna
- Sandvotna
- Selbotntjørna, øvre
- Seljevollstjørna
- Skorstjørna
- Solgladtjørna
- Staurdalsvatnet
- Stigestrandsvatnet
- Storedyttinga
- Storehavet
- Storevatnet
- Stølstjørna
- Stølsvatnet
- Svanetjørna
- Svardalsvatnet
- Svartetjørna
- Svartevatnet
- Svartevatnet
- Såtevatnet
- Sætretjørna
- Sørefjordsvatnet
- Tauningsvatnet
- Teigevatnet
- Tjørnebotntjørna
- Trollebotnsvatnet, øvre
- Trøsdalsvatnet
- Uksetjørna
- Vasshaugtjørna
- Ytregilstjørna
- Øvre Blåfjellvatnet
- Øvrelireidtjørna
- Øyjordsvatnet

## 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 Vestland: fish management](https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nn/vestland/naringorganisasjon/fiskeforvaltning-for-grunneigarar-og-organisasjonar/)
- [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.