Spate · Mixed · Trøndelag

Stjørdalselva

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A productive Trondelag salmon river flowing from the high interior to Trondheimsfjord.

Species

Closed season

Season reopens 1 June. File this water for the right month.

Closed — confidence not applicable today.
Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Cool — slow
7°C est.ideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for atlantic salmon
  • Temperature3430% weight
  • Flow4525% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
6.9°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
10°C
Wind
E 11 km/h
Light breeze
Pressure
1001 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain · next 48h

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

How to fish it · for atlantic salmon
When
Peak July into August. The Stjørdal is a medium Norwegian salmon river — wadeable beats, single-handers practical on much of it. Fish the dropping water after rain.
Where
Beats through Hegra and the middle river. Heads, tails, and named lies — many are within single-handed range.
Method
Tubes and large doubles on sink-tip in spring; smaller flies on a floater through the main season. Single-handed accuracy beats double-handed reach on most lies here.
Kit
12 to 13 ft #8 double-hander; 10 ft #8 single-hander on the upper river. Floating line plus fast-sink tip. 10 to 12 lb fluoro tippet.
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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F
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A
M
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Salmon runRun
1
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

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

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Fiskeravgift plus local Stjørdalselva beat permit required
  • Equipment disinfection and catch reporting are mandatory
  • 2026 quota: 6 salmon/season, max 3 over 65 cm
  • Access ranges from private lodge beats to association and public water.
Directions
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About this water

A productive Trondelag salmon river flowing from the high interior to Trondheimsfjord. It offers classic Norwegian summer fly fishing with a mix of private and public beats, and responds well to normal spate-river tactics from June through August.

  • Mixed
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon1 June → 31 August
  • TroutOpens June–September
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