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Fåberg Vestside (Lillehammer)

Fåberg Vestside Utmarkslag manages 217,500 decares of outfield land in Lillehammer, with about 30 large and small lakes. Most of the lakes lie in Fåberg Vestfjell, in wild forest with long bogs and an area of bare mountain furthest west. Brown trout is the dominant species, but four lakes hold pike, and a small number are pure perch lakes. Grayling lives in Rinna, best taken on the fly early in spring.

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Species: Brown trout, perch, pike, grayling; + 1 more recorded
Season: Rod fishing is allowed in all lakes and rivers from ice-out through 10 Sep.
Fishing licence: Fåberg Vestside Utmarkslag (inatur.no); Rod, otter board, net and ice fishing are sold as separate licences. Net and otter board fishing in Hindalssjøen is for residents only.
The water: Lake, stained water
Municipality: Fishing in Lillehammer; Eastern Norway

Gear and lures

Spinning
Plugs and spoons for pike
A strong spinning rod and a plug or spoon in the pike lakes, with a wire trace. Lighter spoons and spinners for brown trout in the mountain lakes. Motors and electric motors are banned.
Fly
Fly for grayling and trout
The grayling in Rinna are best taken on the fly early in spring. Rinna below Hattestadfallet is open from 15 May to 31 Aug, and brown trout under 25 cm must be released.
Bait
Worm and float for perch
Worm and float in summer, and maggot for ice fishing. Good perch lakes include Korstjern in the western mountains, Sjogvatna, Erstjern and Båntjern.

Lures and flies that work here

Wobbler 9–12 cmplug · Pike, with a wire trace
Sølvblink 10 gspoon
Nymfe, naturligfly · Grayling in Rinna

The fish here

Brown trout
Active at first light and dusk. Lures and flies. Fish along edges, inlets and rocks.
Perch
A shoaling fish. Small jigs, worms and spinners. Coloured water can take louder colours.
Pike
Big, visible baits. A wire trace is a must. Shallow water early and late in the season.
Grayling
Loves nymphs and small dry flies. A discreet presentation in clear water. Common in Lågen.

Other fish in the water

Eurasian minnow

Recorded by fish surveys in or next to this water (Artskart: NINA and Vannmiljø). Not all are sport fish; several are forage or introduced species.

The area is approximate. Centre: 61.1286, 10.2425

Licence and rules

Advisory

Rod fishing is allowed in all lakes and rivers from ice-out through 10 Sep.
In Rinna below Hattestadfallet, fishing is open from 15 May to 31 Aug.
In lakes without brown trout, fishing is allowed all year: Velttjinnet and Stortjinnet on Saksumdalskjølen, and Velttjinnet and Stortjinnet on Bakseterkjølen.
Ice fishing is allowed in all lakes.
The season licence is valid through 30 Apr the following year.
Rod fishing with one rod.
Brown trout under 25 cm caught in Rinna below Hattestadfallet must be released at once.
All use of motors and electric motors on boats is banned.
Perch fishing with fyke nets is allowed all year in Storlon, Erstjinnet, Nordre and Søndre Sjogv, Vismundv and Korstjinnet in the western mountains, Velttjinnet, Stortjinnet and Tjinnshaugen on Saksumdalskjølen, and Stortjinnet and Velttjinnet on Bakseterkjølen.
Up to 4 nets per licence with a total length of up to 100 metres, and up to 5 on Hindalssjøen.
Net fishing is allowed from ice-out to 31 Aug at 10:00 in Nordre and Søndre Sjogvatn, Vismundvatnet, Bjørtjinnet, Skjellbreidsvatnet, Korstjinnet in the western mountains and Stortjinnet on Bakseterkjølen.
In Lunken, Auggevatnet and Dingen, it is allowed from ice-out to 30 Jun at 10:00 and from 1 Aug at 17:00 to 31 Aug at 10:00.
Separate mesh rules apply.
Nets must be at least 50 metres from an inlet or outlet, can be set from 17:00 to 10:00, and must be marked with the owner's name.
A catch report must be sent to the association at the end of the season.
The otter board is allowed from the shore and from a boat from ice-out through 10 Sep on Lunken, Vismundsvatnet, Bjørtjinnet, Skjelbreidsvatnet and Nordre and Søndre Sjogvatn.
In Hindalssjøen, nets and the otter board are allowed from 1 Aug to 10 Sep, for residents only.
The listing states no catch limit.
Verify with Fåberg Vestside Utmarkslag.

Rules change. Always check with Fåberg Vestside Utmarkslag (inatur.no) before you fish.

Conditions today

In a browser, this block shows today’s weather at Fåberg Vestside (Lillehammer): temperature, wind, rain, sunrise and sunset, the best times at first light and dusk, and the moon phase. The weather comes from Open-Meteo.

Colour guide for Fåberg Vestside (Lillehammer)

Tuned to the water clarity here (stained water) and the sport fish in it: brown trout, perch, pike and grayling. Pick time and light and species.

Time of day

Light

Species

Wind

Water temperature

SilverBest
Reflects sunlight and imitates baitfish, strongest in clear, sunlit water.
Try: Mepps Aglia silver, Blue Fox silver
GoldBest
A warm glow that shows up well in overcast weather and stained water.
Try: Mepps Aglia gold, Gold spoon
Silver/blue
A natural baitfish imitation in clear water and good light.
Try: Blue Fox blue/silver
Copper
Muted contrast with good visibility in low light and coloured water.
Try: Copper spinner, Copper spoon

Gear and lures

Plugs and spoons for pike

Fly for grayling and trout

Worm and float for perch

Lures and flies that work here

The fish here

Other fish in the water

Colour guide for Fåberg Vestside (Lillehammer)