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Lake · 11 m · Stavanger

Stora Stokkavatnet

Lake in Stavanger, part of Møllebekken.

Free from municipal land

Fishing in Stora Stokkavatnet: free from municipal land.

Stavanger kommune writes that everyone fishes free from municipal land at Stokkavatnet. From other land the fishing belongs to the landowner.

The fishing card in the nearest offer on inatur is for another lake, so the page does not link it. Local rules and the landowner decide the rest.

Facts about Stora Stokkavatnet

Type
Lake
Area
2.1 km²
Elevation
11 m above sea level
Watershed
Møllebekken
Municipality
Stavanger
Species recorded
Arctic char, brown trout, whitefish, perch, pike and grayling, within 2 km
Zone
Lowland and south

Type, area, elevation and watershed come from NVE’s lake register, and the species from GBIF. A water in the register is not permission to fish it.

The fishing season

Stora Stokkavatnet lies 11 m above sea level, and Finnfisk counts waters below 750 m south of the Arctic Circle as lowland and south.

  • Arctic char: Peak in May. Good in Jun and Sep. Ice fishing in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr and Dec. Spawning in Sep and Oct, check the local rules.
  • Brown trout: Peak in May, Jun and Sep. Good in Apr, Jul and Aug. Ice fishing in Jan, Feb, Mar and Dec. Spawning in Sep, Oct and Nov, check the local rules.
  • Whitefish: Peak in Oct and Nov. Good in May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep. Good through the ice in Jan, Feb, Mar and Dec. Spawning in Oct and Nov, check the local rules.
  • Perch: Peak in Jul and Aug. Good in May, Jun, Sep and Oct. Good through the ice in Jan, Feb, Mar and Dec. Spawning in Apr and May, check the local rules.
  • Pike: Peak in May, Jun, Sep and Oct. Good in Aug and Nov. Good through the ice in Jan, Feb, Mar and Dec. Spawning in Apr, check the local rules.
  • Grayling: Peak in Jul and Aug. Good in Jun and Sep. Spawning in May and Jun, check the local rules.

Ice fishing: Fished through the ice, where the ice holds you. Read the ice fishing guide before you go out on the ice.

The months say how the fishing usually is in the zone, not whether Stora Stokkavatnet is open to fishing. Season and closed periods are set by the rights holder and by local rules. See the whole table for both zones.

Conditions right now

In a browser, this block shows today’s weather at Stora Stokkavatnet: temperature, wind, rain, sunrise and sunset, the best times at first light and dusk, and the moon phase. The weather comes from Open-Meteo.

Which colour should you use?

Bite table for Stora Stokkavatnet

In a browser, this block shows first light, dusk and the moon periods at Stora Stokkavatnet for today and the next two days.

Species recorded at this water

  • Arctic char 8
  • Brown trout 7
  • Whitefish 4
  • Perch 4
  • Pike 1
  • Grayling 1

GBIF record counts within 2 km of the centre point of Stora Stokkavatnet, not a population estimate and not a stocking list. Coordinates in older datasets are rounded, so a record at the outer edge of the circle may belong to the neighbouring water.

Everything here is advisory. Season, size limits, quotas and gear rules are set by the rights holder and by regulation, and should be confirmed before you fish. About the sources