County · 38 municipalities
Fishing in Trøndelag
The 38 municipalities in Trøndelag counted here have 6,880 named lakes in NVE's lake database between them. 356 of them have a fishing-card offer on inatur nearby. 14 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 Trøndelag
| Municipality | Named waters | Fishing-card offer nearby | Most GBIF records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flatanger | 121 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| Frosta | 10 | 0 | Brown trout |
| Frøya | 109 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| Grong | 154 | 8 | Brown trout |
| Heim | 184 | 3 | Brown trout |
| Hitra | 291 | 6 | Brown trout |
| Holtålen | 122 | 1 | Atlantic salmon |
| Høylandet | 94 | 8 | Brown trout |
| Inderøy | 95 | 0 | Brown trout |
| Indre Fosen | 298 | 5 | Brown trout |
| Leka | 15 | 0 | Brown trout |
| Levanger | 78 | 6 | Brown trout |
| Lierne | 477 | 17 | Brown trout |
| Malvik | 47 | 8 | Brown trout |
| Melhus | 139 | 14 | Atlantic salmon |
| Meråker | 119 | 9 | Brown trout |
| Midtre Gauldal | 170 | 16 | Atlantic salmon |
| Namsos | 427 | 19 | Brown trout |
| Namsskogan | 150 | 0 | Brown trout |
| Nærøysund | 298 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| Oppdal | 147 | 11 | Grayling |
| Orkland | 355 | 4 | Atlantic salmon |
| Osen | 84 | 6 | Brown trout |
| Overhalla | 136 | 2 | Brown trout |
| Rennebu | 97 | 2 | Brown trout |
| Rindal | 92 | 6 | Brown trout |
| Røros | 353 | 21 | Brown trout |
| Røyrvik | 232 | 36 | Brown trout |
| Selbu | 202 | 40 | Brown trout |
| Skaun | 39 | 8 | Atlantic salmon |
| Snåsa | 316 | 12 | Brown trout |
| Steinkjer | 392 | 25 | Brown trout |
| Stjørdal | 140 | 7 | Brown trout |
| Trondheim | 89 | 28 | Brown trout |
| Tydal | 99 | 10 | Brown trout |
| Verdal | 185 | 1 | Brown trout |
| Åfjord | 413 | 11 | Brown trout |
| Ørland | 111 | 6 | Arctic char |
“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 Trondheim with a fishing-card offer nearby are on Fishing spots near Trondheim, with travel times by public transport.
- SnåsavatnetSnåsa122 km²
- AursundenRøros46 km²
- NamsvatnetRøyrvik40 km²
- FerenMeråker26 km²
- KvesjøenLierne19 km²
- RienRøros15 km²
- JonsvatnetTrondheim14 km²
- HoldenSteinkjer14 km²
- ÅnøyaMelhus11 km²
- SamsjøenMidtre Gauldal10 km²
Curated fishing spots in Trøndelag (14)
- Namsvatn (Røyrvik)Brown troutArctic char
- Essandsjøen & Nesjøen (Tydal)Brown troutArctic charWhitefish
- Forollhogna (Holtålen)Brown troutArctic char
- Aursunden (Røros)Brown troutWhitefishArctic charGraylingPerch
- Feragen statsallmenning (Røros)Brown troutArctic charWhitefishGraylingPerchPike
- Selbusjøen (Selbu)Brown troutArctic charPike
- Jørstadelva (Snåsa)Brown trout
- Oppdal BygdealmenningBrown troutArctic char
- Trollheimen (Oppdal)Brown troutArctic char
- Budal statsallmenningBrown troutArctic char
- Nordlikortet (Lierne)Brown troutArctic charGraylingPike
- Snåsafjella (Snåsa)Brown troutArctic char
- Verdalskortet (Verdal)Brown troutArctic char
- Snøhettaområdet (fellesfiskekort)Brown troutGrayling
Species recorded in Trøndelag
- Brown trout 498,221
- Atlantic salmon 15,473
- Arctic char 4,333
- Grayling 3,011
- Pike 456
- Perch 348
- Whitefish 324
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, Atlantic salmon and Arctic char.
The rules in Trøndelag
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 Trøndelag is the County Governor of Trøndelag, Statsforvalteren.
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.