# Fishing in Trøndelag

> Fishing cards and 6,880 named waters in 38 municipalities in Trøndelag. Recorded brown trout, Atlantic salmon and Arctic char. 14 curated spots, the largest waters and the rules.

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

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County · 38 municipalities

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](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/flatanger) | 121 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Frosta](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/frosta) | 10 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Frøya](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/froya) | 109 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Grong](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/grong) | 154 | 8 | Brown trout |
| [Heim](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/heim) | 184 | 3 | Brown trout |
| [Hitra](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/hitra) | 291 | 6 | Brown trout |
| [Holtålen](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/holtalen) | 122 | 1 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Høylandet](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/hoylandet) | 94 | 8 | Brown trout |
| [Inderøy](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/inderoy) | 95 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Indre Fosen](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/indre-fosen) | 298 | 5 | Brown trout |
| [Leka](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/leka) | 15 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Levanger](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/levanger) | 78 | 6 | Brown trout |
| [Lierne](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/lierne) | 477 | 17 | Brown trout |
| [Malvik](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/malvik) | 47 | 8 | Brown trout |
| [Melhus](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/melhus) | 139 | 14 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Meråker](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/meraker) | 119 | 9 | Brown trout |
| [Midtre Gauldal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/midtre-gauldal) | 170 | 16 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Namsos](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/namsos) | 427 | 19 | Brown trout |
| [Namsskogan](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/namsskogan) | 150 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Nærøysund](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/naeroysund) | 298 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Oppdal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/oppdal) | 147 | 11 | Grayling |
| [Orkland](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/orkland) | 355 | 4 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Osen](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/osen) | 84 | 6 | Brown trout |
| [Overhalla](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/overhalla) | 136 | 2 | Brown trout |
| [Rennebu](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/rennebu) | 97 | 2 | Brown trout |
| [Rindal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/rindal) | 92 | 6 | Brown trout |
| [Røros](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/roros) | 353 | 21 | Brown trout |
| [Røyrvik](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/royrvik) | 232 | 36 | Brown trout |
| [Selbu](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/selbu) | 202 | 40 | Brown trout |
| [Skaun](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/skaun) | 39 | 8 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Snåsa](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/snasa) | 316 | 12 | Brown trout |
| [Steinkjer](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/steinkjer) | 392 | 25 | Brown trout |
| [Stjørdal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/stjordal) | 140 | 7 | Brown trout |
| [Trondheim](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/trondheim) | 89 | 28 | Brown trout |
| [Tydal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/tydal) | 99 | 10 | Brown trout |
| [Verdal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/verdal) | 185 | 1 | Brown trout |
| [Åfjord](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/afjord) | 413 | 11 | Brown trout |
| [Ørland](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/orland) | 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](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplasser-naer-trondheim), with travel times by public transport.

- [Snåsavatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/snasa/snasavatnet) Snåsa 122 km²
- [Aursunden](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/roros/aursunden) Røros 46 km²
- [Namsvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/royrvik/namsvatnet) Røyrvik 40 km²
- [Feren](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/meraker/feren) Meråker 26 km²
- [Kvesjøen](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/lierne/kvesjoen) Lierne 19 km²
- [Rien](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/roros/rien) Røros 15 km²
- [Jonsvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/trondheim/jonsvatnet) Trondheim 14 km²
- [Holden](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/steinkjer/holden) Steinkjer 14 km²
- [Ånøya](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/melhus/anoya) Melhus 11 km²
- [Samsjøen](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/midtre-gauldal/samsjoen) Midtre Gauldal 10 km²

## Curated fishing spots in Trøndelag (14)

- [Namsvatn (Røyrvik)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/namsvatn) Brown trout Arctic char
- [Essandsjøen & Nesjøen (Tydal)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/tydal-essandsjoen) Brown trout Arctic char Whitefish
- [Forollhogna (Holtålen)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/holtalen-forollhogna) Brown trout Arctic char
- [Aursunden (Røros)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/aursunden) Brown trout Whitefish Arctic char Grayling Perch
- [Feragen statsallmenning (Røros)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/feragen-roros) Brown trout Arctic char Whitefish Grayling Perch Pike
- [Selbusjøen (Selbu)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/selbusjoen) Brown trout Arctic char Pike
- [Jørstadelva (Snåsa)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/jorstadelva) Brown trout
- [Oppdal Bygdealmenning](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/oppdal-bygdealmenning) Brown trout Arctic char
- [Trollheimen (Oppdal)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/trollheimen-oppdal) Brown trout Arctic char
- [Budal statsallmenning](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/budal-statsallmenning) Brown trout Arctic char
- [Nordlikortet (Lierne)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/lierne-nordli) Brown trout Arctic char Grayling Pike
- [Snåsafjella (Snåsa)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/snasa-fjellstyre) Brown trout Arctic char
- [Verdalskortet (Verdal)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/verdalskortet) Brown trout Arctic char
- [Snøhettaområdet (fellesfiskekort)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/snohetta-sunndal) Brown trout Grayling

## Species recorded in Trøndelag

- [Brown trout 498,221](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)
- [Atlantic salmon 15,473](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske)
- [Arctic char 4,333](https://finnfisk.no/en/royefiske)
- [Grayling 3,011](https://finnfisk.no/en/harrfiske)
- [Pike 456](https://finnfisk.no/en/gjeddefiske)
- [Perch 348](https://finnfisk.no/en/abborfiske)
- [Whitefish 324](https://finnfisk.no/en/sikfiske)

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), [Atlantic salmon](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske) and [Arctic char](https://finnfisk.no/en/royefiske).

## 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.

- [County Governor of Trøndelag: fish management](https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nb/trondelag/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.