The last few days have been a bit hectic for us because Norway allows entry for tourists on June 24th. for vaccinated people from Austria, Bulgaria, Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Croatia, Iceland, Poland and Latvia. We can now provide you with detailed information. The fishing on the Gaula has been quite good since the season start on June 1st. So far (until 28th June) a total of 1528 salmon weighing 9.778 kg/ 21,560 lbs. was caught. This breaks down in 534 large salmon, weighing 5.083kg/ 11,208 lbs. + 897 medium sized salmon weighing 4.533 kg/ 9,995 lbs. + 97 grilse weighing 161 kg/ 355 lbs. Of these fish 40% were released.
The fishing in the past two weeks has not always been easy, but some of the very few privileged long distance travelling fishermen who were allowed to fish the Gaula in the early season had some fantastic hours on the water. After the fish passed the Gaulfossen, the fishing on the upper beats got very good and now there is a good head of fish spread into the middle and upper reaches of the Gaula. Árni Baldursson from Iceland landed his first Gaula salmon of the 2021 season on Beat B2. His salmon weighed about 9 kg and Árni released his fish carefully after a quick photo.
Árni Balsursson with his beautiful salmon from Beat B2.
His good friend Mortan Carlsen from the Faroese Islands, a regular rod on the Gaula, was also successful in the same session on Beat B2 and landed a salmon of 97 cm and approx. 9.5 kg. Mortan also released his salmon carefully after a quick photo.
Mortan with his salmon of 97 cm from beat B2.
Juha Kaartinen caught the next fish on Beat BS1. His fish was 84 cm long and weighed 5.5 kg.
Juha Kaartinen with his salmon of 5,5 kg from Beat BS1.
In the same session his friend Juhani Tuohimaa caught a beautiful salmon of 97 cm and 8.8 kg.
Juhani Tuohimaa with his salmon of 97 cm from beat BS1.
Alastair Dunbar had a great day. He caught three salmon within a few hours. Two of them in the Lodge Pool and one on Beat B1. Alastair’s fish were 98 cm, 99 cm and 100 cm long. Alastair released all fish carefully.
Alastair with the biggest of his three fish. This one was measuring 100 cm.
Then it was Mortan Carlsen again who landed his next fish. This time Mortan fished the Beat BS1 when he got a good bite in the upper section. After lifting the rod it was immediately clear that it had to be a really good fish that took his fly. After an exciting fight, Mortan was able to land a beautiful fish weighing 14.1 kg. Mortan released this fish carefully after a quick photo.
Mortan with his beautiful salmon of 14,1 kg from the Beat BS1.
The next fish was landed again by Alastair Dunbar. He landed a really beautiful fish. His fish from the Lodge pool weighed approx. 13.9 kg. Alastair also released this fish carefully after taking a quick picture.
Alastairs beautiful fish of approx. 13,9 kg from the Lodge Pool.
Nic Schwerdtfeger was also able to land his first salmon on the NFC beats this season. His fish from Beat BS1 was 88 cm long and weighed approx. 6.5 kg. Nic also released this fish after a quick photo.
Nic Schwerdtfeger with his salmon of 88 cm from Beat BS1.
Then it was Mortan Carlsen again who landed the next big fish. This time Mortan was successful on Beat A1 and landed a nice fish of 12 kg. Unfortunately, the fish was bleeding so that Mortan had to keep the fish.
Mortan with his salmon of 12kg from Beat A1.
Manfred Raguse was also successful on Beat BS1 and landed a nice salmon of almost 5 kg on Beat BS1.
Manfred Raguse with his first salmon of the season with almost 5 kg from Beat BS1.
The next session, which he will probably not soon forget, had Alexander Basikov. He landed two beautiful fish in a row at the lodge pool. Alex hooked the first fish on the upper Beat M. The fish immediately felt very heavy and after an exciting fight Alex was able to land a salmon of 114 cm and approx. 14.1 kg. Just a short time later, another big fish took his fly, this time in the lodge pool, directly below the lodge. Alex was also able to land this fish successfully. The second fish was 109 cm long and weighed approximately 12.8 kg. He released both fish carefully.
Alex with his beautiful salmon of 114 cm and 14,1 kg.
The smaller of the two fish that Alex was able to land on the Lodge Beat was “only” 109 cm long.
Thies Reimers was also able to land his first salmon of the season. His fish from Beat C2 was 83 cm long and weighed approx. 5.5 kg. Thies also released his fish.
Ulf Myrbo also started the new week successfully and landed a beautiful fish of 103 cm and approx. 10.8 kg on Beat A1 on Monday morning. Ulf also released his fish after a quick photo.
Ulf’s fish of 103 cm from Beat A1.
There are still a few rods vacant for the next few weeks until the end of the season on August 31st. So, if you want to fish the Gaula this year, then you should contact us now to secure your rod. Do not wait too long, the rods that are still vacant will probably fill up relatively quickly in the coming days.
If you are interested in coming to the Gaula this season, please contact us as soon as possible by email: info@internationalflyfishersclub.com or phone: 0049-172-4266036.
