Good season start on the Gaula. The conditions at the start of the season were very good. The water level of the Gaula at midnight was 362 m³ / second at Gaulfossen. After a short time Eric Cullin hooked a fish on Beat E2, which he unfortunately lost after a short fight.
Early in the morning it was Eirik Fjelldal who hooked the next fish on Beat E3. After an exciting fight, Eirik landed a nice salmon of 89 cm and about 8.1 kg. After a short photo, Eirik released the fish carefully.
Eirik with the first salmon of the 2022 season from Beat E3.
Alexander Widulla, who is fishing for salmon for the first time, had a good bite on Beat L1, but unfortunately he couldn’t hook it.
In the evening the river rose to 455 m³/s at Gaulfossen. The water level, which had been rising since the afternoon, made fishing significantly more difficult. 59 salmon with a total weight of 469 kg were reported on the Gaula by 11:00 p.m. (01.06.2022). The largest salmon landed weighed 18.5 kg.
Manfred Raguse with his salmon from Beat E1.
On June 2nd, the Gaula slowly dropped from 3:30 a.m. and Manfred Raguse took this opportunity to hook and land a nice fish of 105 cm and approx. 11.8 kg on a large reddish tube fly on Beat E2 at around 5:45 a.m. After a few photos (unfortunately with a drop of water on the lens), the fish was carefully released again.
There is still a lot of snow higher higher up in the mountains, so we expect the water level to remain relatively high in the coming days/weeks. It will definitely be some time before the fish can pass the Gaulfossen. In such a situation, fishing below Gaulfossen is usually very productive.
The catches in the research nets in the Trondheimfjord continue to look very positive and give hope for a good run in the coming days.
At least for the moment, the still very large amount of snow means that there will be enough water well into the season.
There are still a few rods available over the next few weeks leading up to 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.
If you are interested in fishing the Gaula this season, please contact us as soon as possible by e-mail: info@internationalflyfishersclub.com or phone 0049-172-4266036.
