# Fishing in Vadsø

> Fishing cards and 83 named waters in Vadsø (Finnmark). Recorded Arctic char, brown trout and Atlantic salmon. Where to buy a card, the largest waters and the rules.

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

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Municipality · Finnmark

Vadsø has 83 named lakes in NVE's lake database, and 1 of them have a fishing-card offer on inatur nearby. A water on the list is not permission to fish it: check what the card actually covers.

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

## Fishing cards nearby (inatur)

Offers in and around the municipality. Check what each card actually covers.

- [Ordo](https://inatur.no/fiske/5e5e40c11980f50003c0a91a)

## Facts about Vadsø

- **County**: [Finnmark](https://finnfisk.no/en/fylke/finnmark)
- **Named waters**: 83
- **Fishing-card offer nearby**: 1 of 83
- **Elevation**: 29–386 m above sea level
- **Total area**: 15.6 km²
- **Largest waters**: Oarddojávri 2.29 km², Langsmedvannet 1.36 km² and Riddojávri 1.12 km²
- **Species recorded**: Arctic char, brown trout, Atlantic salmon, grayling, perch, pike and whitefish

## Species recorded here

- [Arctic char 63](https://finnfisk.no/en/royefiske)
- [Brown trout 41](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)
- [Atlantic salmon 25](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske)
- [Grayling 6](https://finnfisk.no/en/harrfiske)
- [Perch 6](https://finnfisk.no/en/abborfiske)
- [Pike 6](https://finnfisk.no/en/gjeddefiske)
- [Whitefish 6](https://finnfisk.no/en/sikfiske)

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.

- Vestre Jakobselv 24
- ytre Varangerfjord nord 22
- Skallevassdraget 17
- Storelva 8

## Bite table for Vadsø

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

## Largest waters

- Oarddojávri 2.29 km² 223 m fishing card nearby
- Langsmedvannet 1.36 km² 62 m
- Riddojávri 1.12 km² 134 m
- Svanevannet 0.8 km² 141 m
- Andersbyvannet 0.71 km² 166 m
- Skallnesvannet 0.57 km² 97 m

## Named waters

Fishing-card offer nearby

- Akslavannet
- Amandavannet
- Andersbyvannet
- Andevannet
- Bekkavannet
- Bikkomittajærvi
- Bikkájávri
- Bondevannet
- Buckdammen
- Bukselårvannet
- Byvannet
- Dápmotjávri
- Falkevannet
- Falkorvannet
- Geitvannet
- Georggaláddot
- Guovdoaijávri
- Gåstjerna
- Gåstjerna
- Holmvannet
- Ingersvannet
- Jolma
- Kortevannet
- Langdam
- Langsmedvannet
- Langvannet
- Langvannet
- Langvannet
- Langvatnet
- Laurivannet
- Lille Akslavannet
- Lille Andersbyvannet
- Lille Bondevannet
- Lille Valavannet
- Lumipilkkajärvi
- Makkvatn
- Mastinjärvi
- Moltebærvannet
- Monstadvannet
- Monstavannet
- Moskolpavannet
- Multebærvannet
- Navarsvannet
- Nedre Akslavannet
- Njuckjavrit
- Njukcajavrit
- [Oarddojávri](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/vadso/oarddoj-vri)
- Paddebyvannet
- Petter Persmoavannet
- Pettervannet
- Pikkumittajärvi
- Portvannet
- Portvatnet
- Riddojávri
- Rikardslettvatnet
- Rundvannet
- Rátkkajávri
- Sabelhaugvannet
- Sauevannet
- Sauvannet
- Skallnesvannet
- Skallskogvannet
- Stalujavrit
- Steinvannet
- Steinvannet
- Steinvannet
- Store Valavannet
- Storvannet
- Stálojávrrit
- Svanevannet
- Tanelinjärvi
- Teodorvannet
- Tievanjärvi
- Torvvannet
- Turvejärvi
- Tønnevatna
- Tønnevatna
- Urnesvannet
- Varitjávri
- Viinijärvi
- Ørnetjønn
- Østervannet
- Čuđđejávri

## 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.