# Fishing in Sarpsborg

> 21 named waters in Sarpsborg (Østfold). Recorded perch, Atlantic salmon and pike. The largest waters, watercourses and the rules.

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

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Municipality · Østfold

Sarpsborg has 21 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=sarpsborg)

## Facts about Sarpsborg

- **County**: [Østfold](https://finnfisk.no/en/fylke/ostfold)
- **Named waters**: 21
- **Fishing-card offer nearby**: 0 of 21
- **Elevation**: 23–138 m above sea level
- **Total area**: 26.1 km²
- **Largest waters**: Vestvannet 7.54 km², Isesjøen 6.34 km² and Mingevannet 4.26 km²
- **Species recorded**: Perch, Atlantic salmon, pike, brown trout, grayling, whitefish and Arctic char

## Species recorded here

- [Perch 470](https://finnfisk.no/en/abborfiske)
- [Atlantic salmon 143](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske)
- [Pike 82](https://finnfisk.no/en/gjeddefiske)
- [Brown trout 69](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)
- [Grayling 28](https://finnfisk.no/en/harrfiske)
- [Whitefish 10](https://finnfisk.no/en/sikfiske)
- [Arctic char 7](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.

- Glommavassdraget 17
- Ingedalsbekken 2
- Mossevassdraget 1
- Hjelmungbekken 1

## Bite table for Sarpsborg

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

## Largest waters

- Vestvannet 7.54 km² 23 m
- Isesjøen 6.34 km² 38 m
- Mingevannet 4.26 km² 24 m
- Visterflo 3.34 km²
- Tunevannet 2.37 km² 40 m
- Tvetervann 1.14 km² 79 m

## Named waters

- Børtevannet
- Galtetjern
- Grinderødtjerna
- Ingridtjernet
- Isesjøen
- Krysstjernet
- Mingevannet
- Nordre Morttjern
- Oppsjø
- Setertjernet
- Skogtjernet
- Svarttjernet
- Syverstadvannet
- Søndre Morttjern
- Søndre Svarttjern
- Tjernetjernet
- Tulletjernet
- Tunevannet
- Tvetervann
- Vestvannet
- Visterflo

## 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 Østfold, Buskerud, Oslo og Akershus: fish management](https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/ostfold-buskerud-oslo-og-akershus/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.