# Fishing in Rogaland

> Fishing cards and 2,506 named waters in 21 municipalities in Rogaland. Recorded Atlantic salmon, brown trout and Arctic char. 1 curated spot, the largest waters and the rules.

Source: https://finnfisk.no/en/fylke/rogaland
Language: en
Alternate: https://finnfisk.no/fylke/rogaland (nb-NO)

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County · 21 municipalities

The 21 municipalities in Rogaland counted here have 2,506 named lakes in NVE's lake database between them. 101 of them have a fishing-card offer on inatur nearby. 1 of the curated fishing spots on Finnfisk is in the county. A water on the list is not permission to fish it: check what the card actually covers, and which rules apply locally.

## The municipalities in Rogaland

| Municipality | Named waters | Fishing-card offer nearby | Most GBIF records |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bjerkreim](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/bjerkreim) | 201 | 18 | Brown trout |
| [Bokn](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/bokn) | 13 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Eigersund](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/eigersund) | 229 | 20 | Brown trout |
| [Gjesdal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/gjesdal) | 195 | 4 | Brown trout |
| [Haugesund](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/haugesund) | 29 | 7 | Brown trout |
| [Hjelmeland](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/hjelmeland) | 225 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Hå](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/ha) | 63 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Karmøy](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/karmoy) | 77 | 1 | Brown trout |
| [Klepp](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/klepp) | 8 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Lund](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/lund) | 179 | 7 | Brown trout |
| [Sandnes](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/sandnes) | 237 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Sauda](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/sauda) | 108 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Sokndal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/sokndal) | 133 | 6 | Brown trout |
| [Sola](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/sola) | 1 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Stavanger](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/stavanger) | 43 | 2 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Strand](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/strand) | 93 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Suldal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/suldal) | 341 | 33 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Time](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/time) | 55 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Tysvær](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/tysvaer) | 148 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Utsira](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/utsira) | 1 | 0 | – |
| [Vindafjord](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/vindafjord) | 127 | 3 | Brown trout |

“Fishing-card offer nearby” counts the waters with a fishing-card offer on inatur within 2.5 km. It does not say that the card covers the water. Cards sold anywhere else are not counted. “Most GBIF records” is the species with the most records in the municipality, among those with at least five. A dash means no species has five.

## The largest waters with a fishing-card offer nearby

Each has a page of its own, with the fishing-card offer, the facts about the water and the fishing season. Lakes near Stavanger with a fishing-card offer nearby are on [Fishing spots near Stavanger](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplasser-naer-stavanger), with travel times by public transport.

- [Suldalsvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/suldal/suldalsvatnet) Suldal 29 km²
- [Vatsvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/vindafjord/vatsvatnet) Vindafjord 2.1 km²
- [Mosvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/suldal/mosvatnet) Suldal 1.8 km²
- [Revsvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/eigersund/revsvatnet) Eigersund 1.4 km²
- [Krossvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/suldal/krossvatnet) Suldal 1.4 km²
- [Hålandsvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/stavanger/halandsvatnet) Stavanger 1.2 km²
- [Røyslandsvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/bjerkreim/royslandsvatnet) Bjerkreim 1.1 km²
- [Litlavatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/suldal/litlavatnet) Suldal 1.1 km²
- [Oslandsvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/bjerkreim/oslandsvatnet) Bjerkreim 0.94 km²
- [Pråmvikvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/suldal/pramvikvatnet) Suldal 0.55 km²

## Curated fishing spots in Rogaland (1)

- [Suldalsheiane (Suldal)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/suldal) Brown trout

## Species recorded in Rogaland

- [Atlantic salmon 33,912](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske)
- [Brown trout 22,589](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)
- [Arctic char 1,001](https://finnfisk.no/en/royefiske)
- [Whitefish 249](https://finnfisk.no/en/sikfiske)
- [Pike 116](https://finnfisk.no/en/gjeddefiske)
- [Perch 94](https://finnfisk.no/en/abborfiske)
- [Grayling 78](https://finnfisk.no/en/harrfiske)

The number is the sum of GBIF occurrence records in the municipalities where the species has at least five. It is not a measure of how much fish there is. It says the species has been observed in the county, not that it is in any particular water, and not that fishing for it is permitted.

The guides to the species with the most records: [Atlantic salmon](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske), [brown trout](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske) and [Arctic char](https://finnfisk.no/en/royefiske).

## The rules in Rogaland

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. The regional fishing authority in Rogaland is the County Governor of Rogaland, Statsforvalteren.

- [County Governor of Rogaland: fish management](https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nn/rogaland/naringorganisasjon/fiskeforvaltning-for-grunneigarar-og-organisasjonar/)
- [Norwegian Environment Agency: where can I fish?](https://www.miljodirektoratet.no/ansvarsomrader/friluftsliv/friluftsliv-og-allemannsretten/fiske/)
- [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/)

Sources: NVE lake database (waters), GBIF (species records), SSB (municipality and county) and inatur (fishing cards). Every number is the sum of the municipality pages in the county. Rules are not reproduced here, verify locally.