Spate · Mixed · Innlandet (Hedmark/Oppland), NO

Hemsila

Hemsedal hemsil river IMG 1446

One of Norway's standout inland trout-and-grayling rivers, known for technical sight-fishing on glides and riffles.

Today · Closed season
Stonefly Nymph
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
90% projected
Today's fly
Stonefly Nymph
Stonefly Nymph
Conditions on the water · Today
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Renaelva
Water temp6.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather9°C
WindN 9 km/h
Pressure1030 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead3.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Renaelva. The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Grayling
Ideal
6°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Grayling
When
Midday window — grayling feed best from late morning into early afternoon.
Where
Work runs and glides — grayling shoal in the bottom third of the water column.
Method
Tight-line nymph the bottom third with weighted patterns.
Kit
10 ft #3 rod, floating line, long leader to 4 lb fluoro for nymphs.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 11am

12pm(now) — Autumn Needle Fly

Stage: Creeping nymphsApproach: Heavy nymphActivity: 69%
Also:Black Midge39%Iron Blue29%
Peak emergence window3 food groups active

Peak activity at 11am — Autumn Needle Fly (Autumn Needle Fly, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds as a supporter.

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

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

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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F
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A
M
J
J
A
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O
N
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
1
Grayling seasonSeason
1
2
2
1
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
3
2
Nordic SpringflyHatch
2
3
3
2
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Grayling fly box
Small Perdigón
Small Perdigón
Hook 14–18 · Fly
in season · matches water height
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Local fiskekort required from Inatur.no or local river manager
  • Inland trout-and-grayling rules apply; this is not an anadromous salmon river
  • No national salmon fee.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 1
Gallery · 2
  1. Hemsedal hemsil river IMG 1446
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

One of Norway's standout inland trout-and-grayling rivers, known for technical sight-fishing on glides and riffles. Dry-fly and emerger fishing is excellent in mid to late summer, with strong fish quality throughout key reaches.

  • Mixed
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 90%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time90 × 13%11.7
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity58 × 12%7.0
Conditions total= 85
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowproxy via Renaelvaproxy
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 June → 15 September
  • Grayling 1 June → 15 September
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