# Ottaelva i Skjåk

> The Otta through Skjåk, glacier-fed from Breheimen, often murky. Use visible, high-contrast colours (chartreuse, orange, copper) for brown trout and grayling.

Source: https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/ottaelva-skjak
Language: en
Alternate: https://finnfisk.no/fiskeplass/ottaelva-skjak (nb-NO)

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Eastern Norway · River · Skjåk

The Otta through Skjåk, glacier-fed from Breheimen, often murky. Use visible, high-contrast colours (chartreuse, orange, copper) for brown trout and grayling.

[Buy a fishing licence](https://www.inatur.no/fiske/58ac2857e4b0f351de009e45) [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=61.88,8.34)

- **Species**: Brown trout, grayling
- **Season**: Summer to autumn.
- **Fishing licence**: [Skjåk almenning (inatur.no)](https://www.inatur.no/fiske/58ac2857e4b0f351de009e45)
- **The water**: River, murky water
- **Municipality**: [Fishing in Skjåk](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/skjak). Eastern Norway

## Fishing tips

The Otta at Skjåk is glacier-fed from Breheimen and can be murky. Heavy lures and visible colours stay down and show up.

The daily quota from the Lom border to Dønfoss is one fish over 35 cm per day per licence. Grayling on the lower stretches take a nymph.

## Gear and lures

- Spinning

### Sturdy light spinning

Heavier lures in strong, glacier-fed water; fish the edges and back eddies.

- Fly

### Nymph for grayling

A heavy nymph where visibility allows.

### Lures and flies that work here

- **Fluoriserende spinner** spinner · For murky glacial water
- **Kobber/gull blink** spoon

## The fish here

[Brown trout](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)

Active at first light and dusk. Lures and flies. Fish along edges, inlets and rocks.

[Grayling](https://finnfisk.no/en/harrfiske)

Loves nymphs and small dry flies. A discreet presentation in clear water. Common in Lågen.

## Area

The area is approximate. Centre: 61.8800, 8.3400

## Licence and rules

Advisory

- Summer to autumn.
- Verify locally.
- Across the whole of the Otta from the Lom border to Dønfoss you may keep at most 1 fish (brown trout or grayling) over 35 cm per day per licence.
- Glacier-fed water from Breheimen.
- Everyone under 20 fishes for free with a rod.
- Verify locally.

[Rules change. Always check with Skjåk almenning (inatur.no) before you fish.](https://www.inatur.no/fiske/58ac2857e4b0f351de009e45)

## Conditions today

In a browser, this block shows today’s weather at Ottaelva i Skjåk: 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 Ottaelva i Skjåk

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

Time of day

Light

Species

Wind

Water temperature

Fire tiger Best

High contrast and visibility when the water is hard to see through.

Try: Fire tiger plug

Chartreuse Best

Fluorescent, shows up well in murky water and poor visibility.

Try: Fluorescent chartreuse spinner

Silver

Reflects sunlight and imitates baitfish, strongest in clear, sunlit water.

Try: Mepps Aglia silver, Blue Fox silver

Gold

A warm glow that shows up well in overcast weather and stained water.

Try: Mepps Aglia gold, Gold spoon