# Fishing in Telemark

> Fishing cards and 4,247 named waters in 17 municipalities in Telemark. Recorded brown trout, Arctic char and perch. 6 curated spots, the largest waters and the rules.

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

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County · 17 municipalities

The 17 municipalities in Telemark counted here have 4,247 named lakes in NVE's lake database between them. 415 of them have a fishing-card offer on inatur nearby. 6 of the curated fishing spots on Finnfisk are 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 Telemark

| Municipality | Named waters | Fishing-card offer nearby | Most GBIF records |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bamble](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/bamble) | 93 | 9 | Perch |
| [Drangedal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/drangedal) | 383 | 47 | Brown trout |
| [Fyresdal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/fyresdal) | 377 | 40 | Brown trout |
| [Hjartdal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/hjartdal) | 232 | 32 | Brown trout |
| [Kragerø](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/kragero) | 85 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Kviteseid](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/kviteseid) | 171 | 7 | Brown trout |
| [Midt-Telemark](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/midt-telemark) | 137 | 23 | Brown trout |
| [Nissedal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/nissedal) | 402 | 39 | Brown trout |
| [Nome](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/nome) | 118 | 5 | Brown trout |
| [Notodden](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/notodden) | 333 | 35 | Brown trout |
| [Porsgrunn](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/porsgrunn) | 18 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Seljord](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/seljord) | 188 | 26 | Brown trout |
| [Siljan](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/siljan) | 68 | 14 | Brown trout |
| [Skien](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/skien) | 215 | 9 | Brown trout |
| [Tinn](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/tinn) | 509 | 46 | Brown trout |
| [Tokke](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/tokke) | 225 | 18 | Brown trout |
| [Vinje](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/vinje) | 693 | 65 | 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.

- [Møsvatn](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/vinje/mosvatn) Vinje 79 km²
- [Seljordsvatn](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/seljord/seljordsvatn) Seljord 17 km²
- [Follsjå](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/notodden/follsja) Notodden 13 km²
- [Kjelavatn](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/vinje/kjelavatn) Vinje 5.3 km²
- [Byrtevatn](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/tokke/byrtevatn) Tokke 4.8 km²
- [Lognvikvatn](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/vinje/lognvikvatn) Vinje 4.0 km²
- [Flåte](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/bamble/flate) Bamble 3.9 km²
- [Vinjevatn](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/vinje/vinjevatn) Vinje 3.3 km²
- [Viuvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/tinn/viuvatnet) Tinn 3.0 km²
- [Langen](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/nome/langen) Nome 2.8 km²

## Curated fishing spots in Telemark (6)

- [Vråvatn & øvre Nisser (Vrådal)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/vravatn-nisser) Brown trout Arctic char Perch Whitefish
- [Møsvatn (Vinje/Tinn)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/mosvatn) Brown trout Arctic char
- [Totak (Rauland, Vinje)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/totak) Brown trout Arctic char
- [Fyresdal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/fyresdal) Brown trout Arctic char Whitefish
- [Tokkeåi & Bandak (Tokke)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/tokkeai-bandak) Brown trout Arctic char Whitefish
- [Tuddal (Reisjå & Bondal, Hjartdal)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/tuddal) Brown trout Arctic char

## Species recorded in Telemark

- [Brown trout 4,303](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)
- [Arctic char 961](https://finnfisk.no/en/royefiske)
- [Perch 640](https://finnfisk.no/en/abborfiske)
- [Whitefish 174](https://finnfisk.no/en/sikfiske)
- [Pike 108](https://finnfisk.no/en/gjeddefiske)
- [Grayling 60](https://finnfisk.no/en/harrfiske)
- [Atlantic salmon 57](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske)

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: [brown trout](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske), [Arctic char](https://finnfisk.no/en/royefiske) and [perch](https://finnfisk.no/en/abborfiske).

## The rules in Telemark

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 Telemark is the County Governor of Vestfold og Telemark, Statsforvalteren.

- [County Governor of Vestfold og Telemark: fish management](https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/vestfold-og-telemark/naringorganisasjon/fiskeforvaltning-for-grunneiere-og-organisasjoner/)
- [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.