# Fishing in Risør

> 66 named waters in Risør (Agder). Recorded brown trout, perch and Arctic char. The largest waters, watercourses and the rules.

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

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Municipality · Agder

Risør has 66 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=risor)

## Facts about Risør

- **County**: [Agder](https://finnfisk.no/en/fylke/agder)
- **Named waters**: 66
- **Fishing-card offer nearby**: 0 of 66
- **Elevation**: 3–164 m above sea level
- **Total area**: 12.6 km²
- **Largest waters**: Skarvann 2.8 km², Breidungen 2.4 km² and Vasstøvannet 1.01 km²
- **Species recorded**: Brown trout, perch, Arctic char, whitefish, Atlantic salmon, pike and grayling

## Species recorded here

- [Brown trout 290](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)
- [Perch 108](https://finnfisk.no/en/abborfiske)
- [Arctic char 59](https://finnfisk.no/en/royefiske)
- [Whitefish 16](https://finnfisk.no/en/sikfiske)
- [Atlantic salmon 15](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske)
- [Pike 13](https://finnfisk.no/en/gjeddefiske)
- [Grayling 9](https://finnfisk.no/en/harrfiske)

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.

- kyst Kragerø-Tromøya 23
- Hammartjernbekken 9
- Kjølbrønnselva 8
- Steaelva 5

## Bite table for Risør

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

## Largest waters

- Skarvann 2.8 km² 18 m
- Breidungen 2.4 km² 4 m
- Vasstøvannet 1.01 km² 27 m
- Molandsvann 0.66 km² 121 m
- Lindlandsvannet 0.64 km² 30 m
- Sandvann 0.49 km² 22 m

## Named waters

- Aklandstjenna
- Andtjenna
- Ansteinvannet
- Auslandstjenna
- Auslandsvannet
- Bjortjenna
- Brattlandsvannet
- Breidungen
- Brøbøvann
- Båssviktjenna
- Døyntjenna
- Fievannet
- Fiskelaustjerna
- Fisketjenn
- Gartetjenna
- Gåsemyrtjenna
- Hammertjenna
- Hommevannet
- Hudalstjenna
- Hølsknuttjenna
- Kjonsåstjenna
- Kroktjenna
- Kroktjerna
- Krokvann
- Kvernvann
- Kvernviktjerna
- Langevann
- Lille Stamsøytjenn
- Limdalstjerna
- Lindlandsvannet
- Lomstjenn
- Løvdalsvannet
- Molandsvann
- Multetjenn
- Myrtjenna
- Nevlungvannet
- Ordalstjenn
- Paddetjenn
- Porstjenna
- Rassvannet
- Sandvann
- Savannet
- Skaftstjenna
- Skaltjenna
- Skarvann
- Skåltjenn
- Stavvann
- Stemtjenna
- Stemtjenna
- Store Fietjenna
- Store Grimsbutjenna
- Store Stamsøytjenn
- Storetjenna
- Søndeledmyrtjenna
- Tjenndalstjenna
- Trolltjenna
- Trolltjenna
- Ulevannet
- Vasstøvannet
- Vemmelstjenna
- Åkvågvann
- Ålkilen
- Åmlandstjenna
- Østigardstjenn
- Øvretjenna
- Øygardsmyrtjerna

## 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 Agder: fish management](https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/agder/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.