# Fishing in Ibestad

> 49 named waters in Ibestad (Troms). Recorded brown trout. The largest waters, watercourses and the rules.

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

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Municipality · Troms

Ibestad has 49 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=ibestad)

## Facts about Ibestad

- **County**: [Troms](https://finnfisk.no/en/fylke/troms)
- **Named waters**: 49
- **Fishing-card offer nearby**: 0 of 49
- **Elevation**: 19–815 m above sea level
- **Total area**: 6.5 km²
- **Largest waters**: Skipsvatnet 1.94 km², Mevatnet 1.15 km² and Stilkusvatnet 0.33 km²
- **Species recorded**: Brown trout

## Species recorded here

- [Brown trout 28](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)

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.

- Rolla 21
- Andørja 17
- Storelva 9
- Forselva 2

## Bite table for Ibestad

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

## Largest waters

- Skipsvatnet 1.94 km² 162 m
- Mevatnet 1.15 km² 240 m
- Stilkusvatnet 0.33 km² 112 m
- Ibestadvatnet 0.33 km² 217 m
- Forsavatnet 0.31 km² 156 m
- Store Krokvatnet 0.28 km² 190 m

## Named waters

- Anemyrvatnet
- Brattåsvatnet
- Brustindvatnet
- Brørn
- Bårvatnet
- Djupedalsvatnet
- Forsavatnet
- Fridalsvatnet
- Heivatnet
- Ibestadvatnet
- Innerholvatnet
- Isvatnet
- Jensevatnet
- Jovatnet
- Juliusvatnet
- Kransevatnet
- Langevatnet
- Lielvvatnet
- Lille Bollavatnet
- Lille Krokvatnet
- Lomtjørn
- Lomvatnet
- Mangelåsvatnet
- Mevatnet
- Mevatnet
- Mølnhusvatnet
- Mørkevatnet
- Ringvatnet
- Rollvatnet
- Selsetvatnet
- Skipsvatnet
- Skredvatnan
- Skredvatnan
- Skredvatnet
- Slåstrandvatnet
- Snøfjellvatnet
- Stakkevatnet
- Stilkusvatnet
- Store Bollavatnet
- Store Krokvatnet
- Storelvvatnet
- Stortindvatnet
- Sulvatnet
- Svartholvatnet
- Tempervatnet
- Tjeldvatnet
- Tømmervikvatnet
- Tømmeråsvatnet
- Vasskarvatnet

## 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.