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 · Closed season
Ally's Shrimp style
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
50% projected
Today's fly
Ally's Shrimp style
Ally's Shrimp style
Conditions on the water · Today
Live gauge
Flow
Steady
6.8 m³/s
Water temp5.3°C
ClarityClear
Weather8°C
WindN 20 km/h
Pressure1012 hPa
Rain · recent13.0 mm
Rain · ahead1.9 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
Cool — slow
5°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.
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

12pm(now) — Black Midge

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 17%

Low insect activity predicted today

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 4 guilds as a supporter.

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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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 · November highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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Sea trout runRun
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Trout seasonSeason
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2
2
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2
2
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2
1
Terrestrial BeetlesHatch
2
3
3
2
Blue Winged OliveHatch
1
2
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1
Black MidgeHatch
1
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Summer River MidgeHatch
1
2
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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
43 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 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
The full read · show the working · for Atlantic Salmon · confidence 75%
How the river scores — hydrology factors
Water heightMedium Ideal0.0
Recent riseNone0.0
Falling after liftNot Applicable0.0
Water temperatureCool To Moderate0.0
Time in seasonOpening Period0.0
ClarityClearing0.0
Hydrology base0.0
Legal gate: Unknown Check Local Rules
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
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
Booking & contacts
At a glance

Storå is a lowland river in North-west Jutland, Denmark. Its recorded elevation is about 19 m above sea level and the catchment geology is sand and clay. Our data lists brown trout, salmon and sea trout here. It is classed as a salmon river. The salmon season is recorded as running from 1 April to 31 October. The sea trout season is recorded as running from 1 April to 31 October. Best window recorded for anglers: April–October, with salmon strongest from summer into autumn and sea trout present through the season. Core methods listed: Fly (spey/single-hand); Surface tactics; Small wet. Level and flow data for this water is linked from 2 gauges. Nearby waters in our listings include Karup Å at 43 km and Skjern Å at 45 km.