The Organization of Norwegian River Owners (Norske Lakseelver) has described last season as “the worst ever” and is now calling on politicians to take the necessary measures. A total of 70,593 salmon were caught in Norway in 2023. That is 28 percent less than in the previous year. 18,826 of the salmon caught were
Dave and Ol fishing the Gaula in very early June 2023 and Tobi uses the camera as soon as a fish took the fly. This fish was the only salmon that decided to leave the Bridge Pool in 2023. See how it goes…
The season on the Gaula started on June 1, 2023 at 00:00 with "average conditions", after very large amounts of snow in the catchment area, had dampened expectations for the start of the season among salmon fishermen above the Gaulfossen. The water temperature on June 1 was 4.6 degrees and the water flow was 336m³/sec
After the bad news of the past two years, there has finally been good news since February - Norway has lifted all entry restrictions and there is nothing standing in the way of a trip to the Gaula. Whether you are vaccinated, recovered, or not, you can enter Norway without a test, registration or
