Large River · Mixed · Innlandet (Hedmark), NO

Glomma (Kvennan)

The Glomma river reflecting a dusky sky, lined with silhouetted trees.
Good · Grayling
CDC mayfly emerger · sizes_14_20
Goodlive now
A proper day on the water
River dropping into shape after a lift. Fishing well — get there before it drops out.
75% confidence
What moved it
  • Level587.48 mDropping after lift
  • Water temp11.5°C
  • ClarityVery colouredColouring up
Today's fly
CDC mayfly emerger
CDC mayfly emergersizes_14_20
in season · matches water height
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
587.48 m
Dropping after lift
Water temp11.5°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather10°C
WindN 11 km/h
Pressure1008 hPa
Rain · recent2.2 mm
Rain · ahead0.6 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

Water temperature for Grayling
Ideal
12°C est.ideal 414°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Grayling
When
August through September is prime — Norwegian grayling fishing is at its best in late summer when olives and sedges bring fish up. Mid-day rises in cooler weather; long daylight stretches the fishable window.
Where
Glomma's grayling water at Kvennan is wide and demanding. Gravel runs, the heads of riffles, and deeper glide tails. Find the shoals; wade carefully.
Method
Dry to risers with sedges, olives, and the late-summer spinner falls. Euro-nymphing through the deeper pockets when fish aren't up. Long fine tippet — Glomma grayling are wary in clear water.
Kit
9 to 10 ft #4 for dries; 10 ft #3 nymphing rod for the deep pockets. Floating line, 12 ft leader to 4 to 5 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Good — water temperature is working for you, but time of day is the limiting factor today.
Likely species
Mayflies
  • Large dark oliveMost likely
    #14–16 · Emerger
    Dead-drift the emerger — it's sitting in the film.
  • Green drakeAlso possibleLower confidence
    #8–10 · Dun
    Duns are up — the Spent Gnat spinners fall at dusk.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalModerate confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · August highlighted
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F
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
2
2
1
GrannomHatch
2
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Large Dark OliveHatch
1
2
2
1
Iron BlueHatch
1
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Grayling fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Local fiskekort required for the Kvennan beat or controlling association
  • Inland trout-and-grayling rules apply here; this is not an anadromous salmon river requiring the national salmon fee.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
Gallery · 2
  1. The Glomma river reflecting a dusky sky, lined with silhouetted trees.
    River at Dusk
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • EcologyGood
  • ChemicalUnknown

WFD classification · NO002-1666-R

The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 75%
How the 68 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity45 × 18%8.1
Feeding Time30 × 13%3.9
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity41 × 12%4.9
Conditions total= 68
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 June15 September
  • Grayling 1 June15 September
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