# Fishing in Vågan

> 129 named waters in Vågan (Nordland). Recorded brown trout, Arctic char and Atlantic salmon. The largest waters, watercourses and the rules.

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

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Municipality · Nordland

Vågan has 129 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=vagan)

## Facts about Vågan

- **County**: [Nordland](https://finnfisk.no/en/fylke/nordland)
- **Named waters**: 129
- **Fishing-card offer nearby**: 0 of 129
- **Elevation**: 1–494 m above sea level
- **Total area**: 16.7 km²
- **Largest waters**: Stor-Kongsvatnet 1.72 km², Stornøkkvatnet 1.12 km² and Storvatnet 1.03 km²
- **Species recorded**: Brown trout, Arctic char, Atlantic salmon, grayling, perch, pike and whitefish

## Species recorded here

- [Brown trout 34](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)
- [Arctic char 31](https://finnfisk.no/en/royefiske)
- [Atlantic salmon 20](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske)
- [Grayling 12](https://finnfisk.no/en/harrfiske)
- [Perch 12](https://finnfisk.no/en/abborfiske)
- [Pike 12](https://finnfisk.no/en/gjeddefiske)
- [Whitefish 12](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.

- Vågan kommune 73
- Vestre Hinnøya 13
- elv fra Svolværvatna 8
- Kongselva 6

## Bite table for Vågan

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

## Largest waters

- Stor-Kongsvatnet 1.72 km² 35 m
- Stornøkkvatnet 1.12 km² 240 m
- Storvatnet 1.03 km² 17 m
- Nedre Svolværvatnet 0.9 km² 4 m
- Litl-Kongsvatnet 0.4 km² 20 m
- Heimervatnet 0.39 km² 2 m

## Named waters

- Andrevatnet
- Arvikvatn
- Arvikvatnet
- Austre Nøkkvatnet
- Barstrandvatnet
- Blålyngvatnan
- Blålyngvatnan
- Blålyngvatnan
- Bordewichvatnet
- Borkvikvatnet
- Botnvatnet
- Brettesnesvatnet
- Budalsvatnet
- Damvatnet
- Djupfjordvatnet
- Eidevatnet
- Forsdalsvatnet
- Fremnesvikvatnet
- Førstevatnet
- Grønnåsvatnet
- Gullvikvatnet
- Gunnarkilen
- Gårdsvatnet
- Heggedalsvatnet
- Heiavatnet
- Heimervatnet
- Hekkjelstjønna
- Hellevatnan
- Hellevatnan
- Hellskarvatnet
- Hesthandelsvatnan
- Hesthandelsvatnan
- Holmvatnet
- Hopsvatnet
- Indre Mørkdalsvatnet
- Isvatnet
- Jomfruvatnan
- Jordendsvatnet
- Kallevatnet
- Kalvtjønna
- Karlsvatnet
- Kleppstadvatnet
- Knutvatnet
- Kroktindvatnet
- Kvanndalsvatnet
- Kvanndalsvatnet
- Kveitvikvatnet
- Kvitforsvatnan
- Kvitforsvatnan
- Langvatnet
- Lilleårsteinvatnet
- Litl-Kongsvatnet
- Litle Sortvatnet
- Litltindvatnet
- Litlvatnet
- Litlvatnet
- Litlvatnet
- Lomstjørna
- Lomtjønna
- Lomvatnan
- Madsvatnet
- Mellavatnet
- Middagsdalsvatnet
- Måsvatnet
- Mølndalsvatnan
- Mølndalsvatnan
- Mølnvatnet
- Mølnvatnet
- Mørkdalsvatnet
- Nattmålsvatnet
- Nedre Jenndalsvatnet
- Nedre Svolværvatnet
- Nedrevatnet
- Nervatnet
- Nøkktjørna
- Nøkkåsvatnet
- Omndalsvatnet
- Osan
- Prestvatnet
- Pundslettvatnet
- Ramsosvatnet
- Rangeldalsvatnet
- Reinslettvatnet
- Rødsandvatn
- Rødvatnet
- Rømyrtjønna
- Rørvikvatnet
- Saltvatnet
- Sandsdalsvatnet
- Sandslettvatnet
- Sinesvatnet
- Småskjærvatnet
- Småskjærvatnet
- Steinvatnet
- Stengvatnet
- Stor-Kongsvatnet
- Store Sortvatnet
- Storfjellvatnet
- Stornøkkvatnet
- Storvatnet
- Storvatnet
- Storvatnet
- Strumpvatnet
- Svarttjønna
- Svarttjørna
- Svartvatnet
- Svartvatnet
- Svartvatnet
- Svartåsvatnet
- Sætervatnet
- Søndre Rødsandvatn
- Ternvatnan
- Ternvatnan
- Toppvatnet
- Trolldalstjønnen
- Trolldalsvatnet
- Trolldalsvatnet
- Trollvatnet
- Trollvatnet
- Tuvvatnet
- Varglivatnet
- Vestre Nøkkvatnet
- Vethaugvatnet
- vestre Nøkkvatnet
- Ånevatnet
- Øvre Jenndalsvatnet
- Øvredalsvatnet
- Øvrevatnet
- 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 Nordland: fish management](https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/nordland/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 8 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.