Lowland · Sand And Clay · North-west Jutland, DK

Storå

Storå fishing venue photo

The third of Jutland's salmon rivers, flowing west through Holstebro to Nissum Fjord.

Today · Marginal — persistence required
Ally's Shrimp style
Forecast · Today
Marginal — persistence required
A short window at best — fish the sure lies and move on.
40% projected
Today's fly
Ally's Shrimp style
Ally's Shrimp style
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Level
Rising
3.64 m
Lifting fast
Water temp12.5°C
ClarityVery coloured
Weather16°C
WindN 26 km/h
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent5.4 mm
Rain · ahead9.6 mm

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

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Ideal
13°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Why this works
Excellent — water temperature is right today, though river flow could be better.
Likely species
Caddisflies
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 2pm

12pm(now) — Daddy Long Legs

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 24%

Peak activity at 2pm — Brown Sedge (Brown Sedge, 9 food groups active)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

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

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Top prey shown — see all 2 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 · September highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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2
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Sea trout runRun
1
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2
2
2
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Terrestrial BeetlesHatch
2
3
3
2
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
2
2
2
1
Black MidgeHatch
1
2
2
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1
Summer River MidgeHatch
1
2
2
2
1

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

Ranked for today
Atlantic Salmon fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Fisketegn required plus local Storå or Holstebro association permit
  • Salmon quotas and release rules may apply.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 2
Karup Å
30 km
Brown trout · Sea trout
Skjern Å
45 km
Brown trout · Salmon · Sea trout
Gallery · 3
  1. Venue photo
  2. StoreåenHolstebro
  3. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The third of Jutland's salmon rivers, flowing west through Holstebro to Nissum Fjord. The fish ladder at Holstebro re-opened the upper river and salmon numbers have responded. HOF association has both catch-reporting and catch-statistics infrastructure, and explicitly says it has worked for years to make Storå a good salmon and sea trout water. The Holstebro area has the best access — association tickets and some guided water. Not glamorous water, but it produces fish. A sand-and-clay bed shapes this river. Atlantic salmon are managed under strict national quotas (DTU Aqua) — each river runs a limited annual kill quota and switches to catch-and-release once it is filled; check the quota before fishing.

  • Sand and clay
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature10030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time9015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 April → 31 October
  • Sea trout 1 April → 31 October
  • Trout 1 March → 30 November

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

Related guides
Atlantic Salmonsalmon tacticsEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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