# Fishing in Lyngen

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

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

---

Municipality · Troms

Lyngen 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.

[Show on map](https://finnfisk.no/en/kart?kommune=lyngen)

## Facts about Lyngen

- **County**: [Troms](https://finnfisk.no/en/fylke/troms)
- **Named waters**: 57
- **Fishing-card offer nearby**: 0 of 57
- **Elevation**: 2–891 m above sea level
- **Total area**: 13.8 km²
- **Largest waters**: Jægervatnet 7.23 km², Rottenvikvatnet 0.65 km² and Brevatnet 0.51 km²
- **Species recorded**: Arctic char and brown trout

## Species recorded here

- [Arctic char 29](https://finnfisk.no/en/royefiske)
- [Brown trout 12](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.

- Ullsfjorden og Sørfjorden 15
- Lyngen vest 14
- Jægerelva 9
- Kvalvikelva 7

## Bite table for Lyngen

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

## Largest waters

- Jægervatnet 7.23 km² 2 m
- Rottenvikvatnet 0.65 km² 513 m
- Brevatnet 0.51 km² 543 m
- Vaggasvatnet 0.46 km² 273 m
- Holmevatnet 0.45 km² 413 m
- Storvatnet 0.42 km² 407 m

## Named waters

- Aspevatnet
- Barheivatnet
- Bjørnevatnet
- Blåvatnet
- Brannåsvatnet
- Bredalsvatnet
- Brevatnet
- Dalvatnet
- Elvejordsvatnet
- Elvevatnet
- Fiskevatnet
- Fugldalsvatnan
- Førstevatnet
- Gielasjávri
- Gjerdelvvatnan
- Gjerdelvvatnan
- Grønvatnet
- Hellarvikvatnet
- Herrevatnet
- Holmevatnet
- Iselvvatnet
- Isskarvatnet
- Jægervatnet
- Kalddalsvatnet
- Koppangsvatnet
- Kuvatnet
- Kvalvikvatnet
- Langvatnet
- Langvatnet
- Litlevatnet
- Lomvatnan
- Lomvatnet
- Myrvatnet
- Nedre Rødtindvatnet
- Nedrevatnet
- Olderelvvatnet
- Pollvatnet
- Rottenvikvatnet
- Rundvatnet
- Russelvfjellvatnet
- Rypdalsvatnan
- Rypdalsvatnan
- Saksvatnet
- Storskorvatnet
- Storvatnet
- Strupskardvatnan
- Strupskardvatnan
- Strupskardvatnan
- Strupvatnet
- Ternvatnet
- Trollvatnet
- Uŋggajávrrit
- Vaggasvatnet
- Veidalsvatnet
- Veidalsvatnet
- Øvre Rødtindvatnet
- Øvrevatnet

## 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.