Hello everyone on this forum

I'm Bram from Belgium and I will travel to norway in September, and we will traveling through telemark starting in Kristiansand, then go up north towards the southern part of Hardangervidda ( vinje, Dalen, Haukeli) towards eidfjord -> Geilo-> back to kristansand.
I'd like to know if some of you can give me some advice regarding the fishing over there, both fly fishing (& lure fishing). where are the fish gathering in lakes & rivers in September are they feeding? are they active then? We will fish the biggest part of our time in telemark evje, byglandsfjord, fyresdal, nissedal, Dalen , Totak, Haukeli,..

thank you in advance!

kind regards
Bram

Goede Morgen Bram,

I have fised Byglandsfjord & the river linked to it with the fly. You can fish Byglandsfjord by wading but a much better option will be with Bellyboats. Fishinng in the river - well it is full of small brownies and a variant of a landlocked salmon - also small. If you want to catch the big boys then you will need to fish exclusively in the currents with weighted nymphs. See if you can reach out to Wiggy from this forum as he lives there.

September is autumn over here and the weather can be cold and very wet. The trout can often be in spawning mode the further north you go. But with that said, the fishing can still be good.

This year hasn't been the warmest, with large amounts of rain. The water temperatures can therefore be somewhat reduced.

In Evje you have Surtveitsfossen, which is the waterfall that runs out the sluices in the southern end of Byglandsfjord. From the sluices and 1km downstream is very good fishing. Here you've got the biggest chance of catching an inland salmon called, bleka. I believe Byglandsfjord is one of only 3-4 waterways that has this fish. Further north so have you very good fishing around Hovden.

In Fyresdal you've got some very good whitefish lakes, with fish upto 5-6lbs a regular occurance. I fished here last year, but only caught small trout. I was lucky enough to get lots of local knowledge and loan a boat to fish fyresvatn, but no whitefish unfortunately.

Hardangervidda is very good. West is best but I've fished the east in september with varied results. One tip, if you find a lake with rising fish, stay there!

Take a bellyboat, as some lakes are very hard to fish from the bank. Be careful, remember a life jacket as your often a long way from help!

Good luck, and enjoy Norway

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