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Regulations for angling for anadromous salmon in the Orkla river
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Orkla Fiskeforvaltning (the local official sports fishing administration)
have set the following regulations for angling for anadromous salmon.
§ 1 Included in this regulation
These rules applies to the part of the Orkla river that contain salmon (salmo salar).
§ 2 Fishing season
Angling for anadromous salmon is allowed from June 1 to August 31. Fishing seatrout is forbidden.
§ 3 Equipment
The only allowed equipment to use when angling is a rod. It can only be used one rod per
person, one line per rod and one bait per line. The equipment is not to be left unattended
at any time during angling.
As bait it is only allowed to use natural worm*), lures, spinner, artificial flies and
wobblers with a maximum of one triple hook.
Angling using bait as shrimp or artificial worm**) is forbidden.
Norwegian laws and regulations must be obeyed when importing natural worms to Norway.
It is not allowed to use bait with more than a total of three single hooks or one triple hook.
The distance between the point and shank cannot exceed 13 mm, for single hooks no more than 15 mm.
All weight must be attached above the hook if artificial fly or float is used. The use of weights
is only allowed when using worms as bait. When angling with a float, the float must be floating on the surface. It is forbidden to angle in such a way that the fish probably will be snagged.
*) natural worm = biologic worm, e.g. earthworms.
**) Artificial worms = any kind of artificially produced worm, e.g. gulp.
§ 4 Size limit, baglimit and catch and release
It is forbidden to take anadromous salmon with a length of less than 35 cm.
Such salmon must be released. We request that all salmon ready to spawn is released unharmed.
Overwintered salmon must be released. Fishing seatrout is forbidden and all seatrout
caught must be released alive.
The daily baglimit for salmon is 1 -one-.
The season baglimit for salmon is 8 -ten- where maximum 4 may be over 80 cm.
The daily baglimit is defined as the number of salmon one person can catch and
take in one day. One day is defined according to the license (for week and
season licenses one day is defined as the date. The limits are personal and cannot
be transferred to others. Whenever the daily limit is reached,
angling must end immediately until a new day has begun.
The season limit is defined as the number of salmon one person can catch and
take during one season (for definition of "season", se § 2). When the season limit
has been reached, all angling must end until a new season starts.
Injured fish must be humanely euthanized. Alive released fish does not count towards
any limits (daily or seasonal). Fish below the minimum size of 35 cm and overwintered
fish does not count towards any limits if released alive. All fish caught must be reported,
including fish that are caught and released. Releasing fish must be done carefully and
in accordance with the guidelines set by Orkla Fiskeforvaltning.
§ 5 Regulation of angling by waterfalls, rapids and bridges.
After July 1, only light fishing is allowed between the Vigor bridge and the ocean. Light fishing is defined as:
a) fly where weight only consists of a float or the line itself
b) worms with or without a float.
The use of any additional weight is forbidden.
§ 6 Angling for escaped farmed fish.
Angling for escaped farmed fish may occur outside the season. Special regulations apply as to whether such angling should be allowed, which parts of the river may be included, time limits and the type of equipment. Contact authorities for further information.
§ 7 Desinfection of equipment
All equipment, including (but not restricted to) landing nets, boots and waders, boats
etc used in other rivers during the present season must be disinfected before
use in a different river around the Trondheim fjord. A certificate proving that
this has been done must be shown when renting or buying a license.
The certificate must be kept and shown at any inspections.
§ 8
§ 9 Penalty
Breaking these regulations are considered a criminal offence according to
"Lov om laksefisk og innlandsfisk m.v. § 49".
Infringements may result in fines or being reported to the police.
Angling cannot be resumed until fines are paid. The fine for lacking correct
disinfection is NOK 3000,- and for other infringements NOK 1000,-. The issuer of
fishing licenses has a duty to control whether the angler has paid the fishing tax and
possesses a disinfection certificate.
§ 10 Enforcement date
These regulations go into force on May 15, 2008.
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