# Fishing in Vestland

> Fishing cards and 5,794 named waters in 43 municipalities in Vestland. Recorded brown trout, Atlantic salmon and Arctic char. 5 curated spots, the largest waters and the rules.

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

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County · 43 municipalities

The 43 municipalities in Vestland counted here have 5,794 named lakes in NVE's lake database between them. 152 of them have a fishing-card offer on inatur nearby. 5 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 Vestland

| Municipality | Named waters | Fishing-card offer nearby | Most GBIF records |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alver](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/alver) | 177 | 3 | Brown trout |
| [Askvoll](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/askvoll) | 78 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Askøy](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/askoy) | 42 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Aurland](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/aurland) | 158 | 2 | Brown trout |
| [Austevoll](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/austevoll) | 34 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Austrheim](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/austrheim) | 17 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Bergen](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/bergen) | 110 | 9 | Brown trout |
| [Bjørnafjorden](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/bjornafjorden) | 130 | 8 | Arctic char |
| [Bremanger](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/bremanger) | 149 | 7 | Brown trout |
| [Bømlo](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/bomlo) | 131 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Eidfjord](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/eidfjord) | 126 | 5 | Brown trout |
| [Etne](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/etne) | 139 | 8 | Brown trout |
| [Fedje](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/fedje) | 4 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Fitjar](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/fitjar) | 57 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Fjaler](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/fjaler) | 122 | 4 | Brown trout |
| [Gloppen](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/gloppen) | 135 | 21 | Brown trout |
| [Gulen](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/gulen) | 157 | 1 | Brown trout |
| [Hyllestad](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/hyllestad) | 85 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Høyanger](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/hoyanger) | 246 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Kinn](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/kinn) | 181 | 5 | Brown trout |
| [Kvam](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/kvam) | 175 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Kvinnherad](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/kvinnherad) | 227 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Luster](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/luster) | 151 | 2 | Brown trout |
| [Lærdal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/laerdal) | 152 | 5 | Brown trout |
| [Masfjorden](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/masfjorden) | 190 | 6 | Brown trout |
| [Modalen](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/modalen) | 69 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Osterøy](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/osteroy) | 56 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Samnanger](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/samnanger) | 69 | 11 | Brown trout |
| [Sogndal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/sogndal) | 124 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Solund](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/solund) | 147 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Stad](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/stad) | 158 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Stord](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/stord) | 45 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Stryn](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/stryn) | 69 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Sunnfjord](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/sunnfjord) | 334 | 10 | Brown trout |
| [Sveio](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/sveio) | 149 | 12 | Atlantic salmon |
| [Tysnes](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/tysnes) | 86 | 0 | Brown trout |
| [Ullensvang](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/ullensvang) | 434 | 15 | Brown trout |
| [Ulvik](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/ulvik) | 84 | 1 | Brown trout |
| [Vaksdal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/vaksdal) | 175 | 8 | Brown trout |
| [Vik](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/vik) | 100 | 5 | Brown trout |
| [Voss](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/voss) | 267 | 1 | Brown trout |
| [Årdal](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/ardal) | 115 | 3 | Brown trout |
| [Øygarden](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiske/oygarden) | 140 | 0 | Atlantic salmon |

“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 Bergen with a fishing-card offer nearby are on [Fishing spots near Bergen](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplasser-naer-bergen), with travel times by public transport.

- [Storfjorden](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/gloppen/storfjorden) Gloppen 12 km²
- [Haukedalsvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/sunnfjord/haukedalsvatnet) Sunnfjord 10 km²
- [Stordalsvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/etne/stordalsvatnet) Etne 8.5 km²
- [Vigdarvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/sveio/vigdarvatnet) Sveio 7.4 km²
- [Skogseidvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/bjornafjorden/skogseidvatnet) Bjørnafjorden 5.3 km²
- [Kvennsjøen](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/ullensvang/kvennsjoen) Ullensvang 5.0 km²
- [Votna](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/ullensvang/votna) Ullensvang 4.7 km²
- [Lykilsvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/etne/lykilsvatnet) Etne 4.5 km²
- [Kalandsvatnet](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/bergen/kalandsvatnet) Bergen 3.4 km²
- [Hestadfjorden](https://finnfisk.no/en/vann/sunnfjord/hestadfjorden) Sunnfjord 3.3 km²

## Curated fishing spots in Vestland (5)

- [Vossovassdraget (Vangsvatnet)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/voss) Brown trout Arctic char
- [Hardangervidda (Eidfjord)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/eidfjord-hardangervidda) Brown trout Arctic char
- [Hardangervidda vest (Ullensvang)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/ullensvang-hardangervidda) Brown trout
- [Skarvheimen (Aurlandskortet)](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/aurland-skarvheimen) Brown trout Arctic char
- [Luster fellesfiskekort](https://finnfisk.no/en/fiskeplass/luster-fellesfiskekort) Brown trout

## Species recorded in Vestland

- [Brown trout 14,616](https://finnfisk.no/en/orretfiske)
- [Atlantic salmon 6,522](https://finnfisk.no/en/laksefiske)
- [Arctic char 916](https://finnfisk.no/en/royefiske)
- [Pike 213](https://finnfisk.no/en/gjeddefiske)
- [Perch 179](https://finnfisk.no/en/abborfiske)
- [Whitefish 161](https://finnfisk.no/en/sikfiske)
- [Grayling 159](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: [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 Vestland

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 Vestland is the County Governor of Vestland, Statsforvalteren.

- [County Governor of Vestland: fish management](https://www.statsforvalteren.no/nn/vestland/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.