# Fishing in Ørsta

> 74 named waters in Ørsta (Møre og Romsdal). Recorded Atlantic salmon, brown trout and Arctic char. The largest waters, watercourses and the rules.

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

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Municipality · Møre og Romsdal

Ørsta has 74 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=orsta)

## Facts about Ørsta

- **County**: [Møre og Romsdal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fylke/more-og-romsdal)
- **Named waters**: 74
- **Fishing-card offer nearby**: 0 of 74
- **Elevation**: 73–1025 m above sea level
- **Total area**: 10.1 km²
- **Largest waters**: Kvanndalsvatnet 2.1 km², Vatnevatnet 2.05 km² and Hovdevatnet 0.89 km²
- **Species recorded**: Atlantic salmon, brown trout and Arctic char

## Species recorded here

- [Atlantic salmon 143](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske)
- [Brown trout 79](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)
- [Arctic char 18](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.

- Ørstavassdraget 16
- Storelva 13
- Barstadelva 10
- Storfjorden sør, Hjørundfjorden og Sykkylvsfjorden 9

## Bite table for Ørsta

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

## Largest waters

- Kvanndalsvatnet 2.1 km² 494 m
- Vatnevatnet 2.05 km² 90 m
- Hovdevatnet 0.89 km² 73 m
- Vassdalsvatnet 0.57 km² 372 m
- Store Risaskarvatnet 0.33 km² 513 m
- Koppvatnet 0.27 km² 819 m

## Named waters

- Bjørdalstjørna
- Brillevatnet
- Dalsskarvatnet
- Daurmålsvatnet
- Djupvatnet
- Fjellvatna
- Fjellvatna
- Fladalsvatnet
- Grasvatnet
- Grønvatnet
- Harpedalsvatnet
- Heidavatnet
- Heimstevatnet
- Holtreggvatnet
- Hovdevatnet
- Høgevatnet
- Isavatnet
- Kalvedalsvatnet
- Klovvatnet
- Koppvatnet
- Kvanndalsvatnet
- Litledalsvatnet
- Litledalsvatnet
- Litledalsvatnet
- Litlekoppvatnet
- Litlevatnet
- Litlevatnet
- Lygnstøylvatnet
- Maradalsvatnet
- Midtivatnet
- Nakkevatnet
- Nykkjavatnet
- Oksegylvatnet
- Omnsvatnet
- Rognestøylsvatna
- Rognestøylsvatna
- Skarbøvatnet
- Skarrabbvatnet
- Småvatna
- Solliskarvatnet
- Standalvatnet
- Stavbergvatnet
- Store Risaskarvatnet
- Storevatnet
- Storevatnet
- Storevatnet
- Storevatnet
- Storevatnet
- Storevatnet
- Svartevatna
- Svartevatna
- Sætrevatnet
- Sætrevatnet
- Trevatna
- Trevatna
- Trollkoppevatnet
- Trollvatnet
- Trollvatnet
- Trollvatnet
- Tryvatna
- Tverradalsvatnet
- Ulvedalsvatna
- Ulvedalsvatna
- Uravatnet
- Vassbakkevatnet
- Vassdalsvatnet
- Vasskoppevatnet
- Vasskoppvatnet
- Vasstøylvatnet
- Vatnevatnet
- Videtjørn
- Åmtjørna
- Åsalvatnet
- Åvatnet

## 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 Møre og Romsdal: fish management](https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nn/more-og-romsdal/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.