# Fishing in Kåfjord

> 57 named waters in Kåfjord (Troms). Recorded Arctic char. The largest waters, watercourses and the rules.

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

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Municipality · Troms

Kåfjord has 57 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 Kåfjord

- **County**: [Troms](https://finnfisk.no/en/fylke/troms)
- **Named waters**: 57
- **Fishing-card offer nearby**: 0 of 57
- **Elevation**: 63–1120 m above sea level
- **Total area**: 26.9 km²
- **Largest waters**: Guolasjávri 11.37 km², Goddejávri 1.67 km² and Jeavasjávri 1.26 km²
- **Species recorded**: Arctic char

## Species recorded here

- [Arctic char 69](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.

- Kåfjordvassdraget 34
- Manndalselva 9
- Nordmannvikelva 4
- Lyngen: Skibotn-Kåfjorden 3

## Bite table for Kåfjord

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

## Largest waters

- Guolasjávri 11.37 km² 772 m
- Goddejávri 1.67 km² 898 m
- Jeavasjávri 1.26 km² 1007 m
- Stuora Njuorjojávri 1.05 km² 823 m
- Magervatnet 0.88 km² 990 m
- Bievlajávri 0.78 km² 697 m

## Named waters

- Bajimus Smuolkojavrrit
- Bajimus Smuolkojavrrit
- Bajimus Smuolkojávri
- Bajit Njuorjojávri
- Bievlajávri
- Boaltkajavrit
- Boatkajávrrit
- Boršojávri
- Boršojávri
- Duolbajavrrit
- Duolbajávrrit
- Dálvvesvátjávri
- Favrrosvarjavrrit
- Favrrosvarjavrrit
- Gaskkamus Smuolkojávri
- Gaskkamus Áhkkejávri
- Goddejávri
- Guhkolašjávri
- Guolasjávri
- Guolassáiva
- Hanskejavrit
- Hanskejavrit
- Holmevatnet
- Hánskejávrrit
- Jeavasjávri
- Jávri
- Lávvojávri
- Magervatnet
- Moskkujávri
- Moskkuráššajávri
- Márfejávri
- Nieidajávri
- Njárgajávri
- Nordmannvikvatnan
- Nordmannvikvatnan
- Nordmannvikvatnan
- Olmmáijávri
- Ordajávri
- Reavččájávrrit
- Revdalsvatna
- Revdalsvatnan
- Rundvatnet
- Ráššanibbajávri
- Sabetjávri
- Siskkit Boršojávri
- Steinvatnet
- Stuora Njuorjojávri
- Uhcavákkášjávri
- Unna Goddejávri
- Unna Njárggajávri
- Viessogielasjávri
- Vuolimus Smuolkojávri
- Vuolimus Áhkkejávri
- Vuođđojávrrit
- Čazajávri
- Čiččenjávri
- Čáhppesjávri

## 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)
- [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.