News 2014. Fly Fishing Catch Reports, Water Level, Water Temp

Gjerfloen Flyfishing, Norway. Updated information bout fishing conditions on the fly fishing zone, water level and water temperature in the Trysil river.

You will also find information concerning fly fishermen, catch reports, may fly hatching, statistics of catches, weather forecast, origin of fishermen and other things of interest for fly fishers and fishermen. (English only)

The fly fishing guide and riverkeeper with a standard grayling on the upper part of the fly zone

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Video Lars&Lars at Landsjøen in June 2013

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Statistics of reported catches 2014

The fishing in June, September and October this year was very good. The perfect weather the first part of October made the fishing conditions outstanding and the catches were extraordinary for those who made things right. July was too warm and August was warm and rainy and not so good.

Fishing guide Kenneth Fidje (left) was kingfisher this year. During 33 fishing days in September and October he landed 878 graylings. Mattias Svensson, Sweden (right), had the best day catch. The 16th of October he landed 65 graylings.

The fishing in October this year war remarkable. All times high and the best month this season. 49 day licenses (2013: 29) and average catch per day was 15,2 (2013: 7,5). Included in the catch figures are also the catces of the guide, Kenneth Fidje. He had 20 fishing days and landed 578 graylings.

28.10. The water flow down to 141 m3/s this morning. Water temp 6 C degrees

27.10. The water flow down to 162 m3/s this morning. Water temp 6 C degrees

26.10. The flood culminated yesterday afternoon on 242 m3/s. The water flow is down again to 211 m3/s this morning. Water temp 5 C degree.

25.10. Rain and snow melting yesterday and last night brought the water flow up to 218 m3/s this morning. Water temp 5 C degrees. Fishing conditions are not good at the moment.

24.10. Rain and snow yesterday and last night brought the water flow up to 98 m3/s this morning. Water temp 5 C degrees.

23.10. The water flow down again to 94 m3/s this morning. Water temp 5 C degrees

22.10. Rain yesterday and last night brought the water flow up to 96 m3/s this morning. Water temp 5 C degrees.

21.10. The water flow down again to 91 m3/s this morning. Water temp 6 C degrees.

20.10. Rain and snow melting in the mountains yesterday brought the water flow up to 97 m3/s this morning. Water temp 6 C degrees.

19.10. Rain yesterday and last night brought the water flow up to 84 m3/s this morning. Water temp 6 C degrees.

18.10. The water flow down to 69 m3/s this morning. Water temp 5 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good.

17.10. The water flow down to 72 m3/s this morning. Water temp 6 C degrees. Mattias Svensson, Sweden, landed 65 graylings yesterday, Czech nymphing. See the Photo gallery page.

16.10. The water flow up to 76 m3/s this morning. Water temp 6 C degrees.

15.10. The water flow down to 73 m3/s this morning. Water temp 6 C degrees.

14.10. The water flood culminated yestreday on 79 m3/s, but is down again to 77 m3/s this morning. Water temp 7 C degrees.

13.10. More rain yesterday brought the water flow up again to 76 m3/s this morning. Water temp 7 C degrees.

12.10. The water flow down again to 57 m3/s this morning. Water temp 7 C degrees. Kenneth Fidje, Norway, landed 13 graylings with jig nymphs during 40 minutes yesterday.

11.10. More rain yesterday brought the water flow up to 64 m3/s this morning. Water temp 7 C degrees.

10.10. More rain brought the water flow up to 57 m3/s this morning. Water temp 7 C degrees. The flood has now culminated and the fishing can be better again today.

Nevertheless, Kenneth Fidje, Norway, landed 30 graylings yesterday. Pink was the best colour also yesterday.

09.10. Rain yesterday brought the water flow up to 51 m3/s this morning. Water temp 7 C degrees. Rising water makes the fishing difficult also today.

08.10. Rain last night brought the water flow up to 40 m3/s this morning. Water temp 7 C degrees. Increasing water flow will make it harder to catch fish today. Kenneth Fidje and I landed 35 graylings during two hours yesterday. Pink Panther was the right choice.

07.10. The water flow 38 m3/s also this morning. Water temp 8 C degrees. Fishing and wading conditions are best for a very long time.

06.10. The water flow 38 m3/s also this morning. Water temp 8 C degrees. Fishing and wading conditions are best for a very long time.

Norwegian Cup Flyfishing was arranged in the Gjerfloen Flyfishing region this week end. 33 anglers landed 676 graylings during the competition. Winner was Karl Stian Tafjord. More on the "Photo gallery" page.

05.10. The water flow down to 38 m3/s this morning. Water temp 8 C degrees. Fishing and wading conditions are best for a very long time.

04.10. The water flow down to 39 m3/s this morning. Water temp up to 8 C degrees. Fishing and wading conditions are best for a very long time.

03.10. The water flow 40 m3/s also this morning. Water temp up to 7 C degrees. Fishing and wading conditions are best for a very long time.

Kenneth Fidje, Norway, landed 33 graylings yesterday afternoon.

02.10. The water flow 40 m3/s also this morning. Water temp 6 C degrees. Fishing and wading conditions are best for a very long time.

01.10. The water flow down to 40 m3/s this morning. Water temp 6 C degrees. Fishing and wading conditions are best for a very long time.

Statistics of reported catches in September

94 day licenses (2013: 150) and average catch per day was 9,4 (2013: 7,2). Biggest grayling: 50 cms. Included in the catch figures are also the catces of the guide, Kenneth Fidje. He had 13 fishing days and landed 300 graylings. Weather and fishing conditions in September this year have been very good.

30.09. The water flow down to 41 m3/s this morning. Water temp 6 C degrees. Fishing and wading conditions are best for a very long time.

29.09. The water flow down to 42 m3/s this morning. Water temp 8 C degrees. Fishing and wading conditions are best for a very long time.

28.09. The water flow down to 43 m3/s this morning. Water temp 8 C degrees. Fishing and wading conditions are best for a very long time.

27.09. The water flow down to 45 m3/s this morning. Water temp 7 C degrees. Fishing and wading conditions are best for a very long time.

26.09. The water flow down to 46 m3/s this morning. Water temp 7 C degrees. Fishing and wading conditions are very good.

25.09. The water flow down to 47 m3/s this morning. Water temp 7 C degrees. Fishing and wading conditions are very good.

24.09. The water flow down to 49 m3/s this morning. Water temp 8 C degrees. Fishing and wading conditions are very good.

Kenneth Fidje, Norway, landed 18 graylings yesterday afternoon with micro nymphs.

23.09. The water flow down to 50 m3/s this morning. Water temp 9 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very good.

22.09. Local rain yesterday kept the water flow on 51 m3/s also this morning. Water temp 10 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still very good. Good fishing this week end. See pictures on the Photo gallery page.

Thomas Kühnel, Henrik Granat, Mikael Hedin and Pär Sandfridsson, Sweden, landed 168 graylings and 2 brown trouts from Friday to Sunday.

Cecilie Eikre landed 29 graylings Sunday afternoon.

21.09. Local rain last night kept the water flow on 51 m3/s also this morning. Water temp 10 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still very good. Alan Williams, Wales, landed 24 graylings Friday and Saturday.

20.09. The water flow down to 51 m3/s this morning. Water temp 11 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very good.

19.09. The water flow down to 52 m3/s this morning. Water temp 11 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very good.

18.09. The water flow down to 54 m3/s this morning. Water temp 11 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very good. No fishermen on the fly zone since Sunday.

17.09. The water flow down to 55 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very good.

16.09. The water flow down to 57 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very good.

15.09. The water flow down to 59 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very good.

I landed 15 graylings during 1,5 hours yesterday afternoon with a rig consisting of a wet fly on the top, czech nymph in the middle and a jig nymph on the bottom. A pink version of the jig nymph was the best.

14.09. The water flow down to 61 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very good.

Gert Eriksson, Kenneth Johanesson and Pelle Blixt, Motala Sweden, landed 93 graylings with dry fly during Friday and Sataurday, 38 of them were between 35 and 40 cms.

13.09. The water flow down to 63 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very good.

12.09. The water flow down again to 66 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very good. No fishermen on the fly zone yesterday.

11.09. The water flow down again to 71 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Erik Eikre were fishing also yesterday afternoon and landed 35 graylings and 1 brown trout. All sizes, 3 of them +40 cms. 6 fishes with dry fly and the rest with jig nymphs. In the afternoon Kenneth Fidje, Norway, landed 20 graylings on the upper part of the fly zone. All with dry fly. Fishing conditions are good.

7 fishermen from Sweden also visited Gjerfloen Flyfishing yesterday, but I have not yet received any catch reports.

10.09. More rain yesterday brought the water flow up to 76 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. The flood culminated last night and the fishing conditions will be better again today.

In spite of difficult fishing conditions yesterday with rapidly rising water, Erik Eikre, Hemsedal Norway, Eikre-fly, landed 22 graylings in less than one and a half hours late yesterday afternoon with his small jig nymphs and special fishing technique. Biggest grayling 48 cms. Two other fishermen on the fly zone that day landed nearly nothing.

It must be said that Erik has either participated or been coach for the Norwegian Flyfishing Team to Flyfishing World Championship around the world for many years.

09.09. Rain yesterday and last night brought the water flow up to 66 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. The rain will stop today and tomorrow the fishing will be OK again. If the weather prognoses are right, we shall have very good fishing the week ahead.

Leif Gustavsson and Lars Gustavsson, Västervik Sweden, landed 78 graylings from Saturday to Monday. All sizes, - 2 were between 45 and 49 cms and 1 were +50 cms. Well done!

08.09. Water flow down to 64 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very good. Tombaso Signorotti, Italy, landed 58 graylings during Saturday and Sunday. Most of them between 35 and 39 cms. There were other fishermen on the fly zone at the same time who had rather small catches. It is always a question of doing things the right way!

07.09. Water flow down to 65 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very good. This afternoon and evening I had very good fishing and landed 25 nice graylings (mostly 30 - 37 cms) with "Vera" used as wet fly. See picture of the fly on this link Eikre-fly

06.09. Water flow down to 67 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Next week can be the best so far this summer. Good weather forecast, nice weather and no rain, perfect water level and water temperature. Gerard van der Westen, Harry van der Linden and Daan van der Linden, Holland, landed 93 graylings on the flyzone last week.

05.09. Water flow down to 69 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are beginning to be very good!

04.09. Water flow down to 71 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good. Harry van der Linden, Holland, had good fishing with a black Superpuppa yesterday.

03.09. Water flow down to 73 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good.

02.09. Water flow down to 75 m3/s this morning. The waterflow is now normal for this time of the season. Water temp 11 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good. A group of fishermen from UK (see the "Photo gallery" page) landed 23 graylings yesterday.

01.09. Water flow down to 79 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good.

Statistics of reported catches in August

85 day licenses (2013: 55) and average catch per day was 2,0 (2013: 7,7). Warm water in the beginning of the month and then rain and high water, resulted in very bad fishing in August this year.

31.08. Water flow down to 82 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees.

30.08. Water flow down to 85 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees.

29.08. Water flow down to 89 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are beginning to be good. Jan Berndtsson, Sweden, had good fishing on the upper part of the fly zone with dry fly yesterday afternoon. 14 graylings landed, 2 of them +40 cms.

28.08. Water flow down to 95 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees.

27.08. Water flow down to 100 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees.

26.08. Water flow down to 108 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees.

25.08. More rain yesterday and last night brought the water flow up to 111 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees. The next 8 days the weather forecast says nice weather and no rain. Then the fishing conditions will improve again.

24.08. More rain yesterday and last night brought the water flow up to 108 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees.

23.08. More rain brought the water flow up to 101 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees.

22.08. The water flow down to 94 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees.

21.08. Rain in the north yesterday morning brought the water flow up to 98 m3/s this morning. The flood culminated last night and the flow is going down again. Water temp 12 C degrees.

In spite of difficult conditions with rising water, Rikard Höglund and Stefan Törnberg, Sweden landed 11 graylings yesterday.

20.08. Rain last night brought the water flow up to 94 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees

19.08. Rain yesterday brought the water flow up to 89 m3/s this morning. The flood has culminated and the flow is going down again. Water temp 12 C degrees. Roger Öst, Malung Sweden, landed 16 graylings today, all with dry fly.

18.08. Rain last night brought the water flow up to 79 m3/s this morning. Water temp down to 12 C degrees.

17.08. The water flow down to 74 m3/s this morning. Water temp 13 C degrees.

16.08. The water flow down to 75 m3/s this morning. Water temp 13 C degrees.

15.08. The water flow 77 m3/s also this morning. The water flow is now near the normal for the time being. Water temp 13 C degrees. Good nymph fishing between 7 and 8 PM yesterday.

14.08. The water flow down to 77 m3/s this morning. Water temp 13 C degrees.

Natanael Widal, Sweden, had good fishing yesterday evening. He saw more rising fish than we have seen for a long time. He landed several +35 cms graylings, biggest 42 cms.

13.08. The water flow down to 80 m3/s this morning. Water temp 13 C degrees. The water level is a bit high for the time being, but otherwise the fishing conditions are good.

12.08. Rain yesaterday brought the water flow up to 82 m3/s this morning. Water temp down to 13 C degrees. Colder weather is predicted this week, so now it finally seems we shall have have lower water temperature which means better fishing.

11.08. The water flow down to 79 m3/s this morning. Water temp down to 15 C degrees.

10.08. The water flow down to 82 m3/s this morning. Water temp 17 C degrees. The water temperature is still too high, but colder weather is predicted the next week, so I hope the fishing will improve.

09.08. The water flow down to 84 m3/s this morning. Water temp 17 C degrees, up to 18 in the afternoon.

08.08. The water flow down to 88 m3/s this morning. Water temp 15 C degrees.

07.08. The water flow culminated last night and is now a bit down again to 96 m3/s this morning. Water temp down to 15 C degrees. The fishing conditions this week end will be best since the beginning of July.

06.08. We have now had 50 mm of rain since the 4th of August and the water flow up to 89 m3/s this morning. The rainy weather is over and during the night the water level will begin to go down again. Water temp down to 16 C degrees.

Because of the difficult fishing conditions so far in August, high water temp and rising water, there has been no fishermen on the fly zone.

05.08. The water flow up to 73 m3/s this morning. Water temp 17 C degrees.

04.08. The water flow up to 64 m3/s this morning. Water temp 17 C degrees.

03.08. The water is 58 m3/s this also this morning. Water temp 17 C degrees.

02.08. The water flow down to 58 m3/s this morning. Water temp 17 C degrees. The water is still a bit too warm, but otherwise the fishing conditions are very good.

01.08. The water flow down to 59 m3/s this morning. Water temp 17 C degrees.

Statistics of reported catches in July

94 day licenses (2013: 150) and average catch per day was 3,7 (2013: 5,6). Best day catcher in July was Tony Steigleder, Germany, with 21 graylings the 3rd. 3 graylings were between 45 and 49 cms. Will Jones England, had the biggest, 47 cms. Total catches 363 (2013: 847). The low catches in July this year is due to the warm weather, high water temperature and fewer fishermen.

31.07. The water flow is 61 m3/s also this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees. In spite of hot water, team Laage Nielsen, Denmark, landed 50 graylings during their stay (Sunday - Wednesday). See picture on the "Photo gallery" page.

30.07. The water flow is 61 m3/s also this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees.

29.07. The water flow down to 61 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees.

28.07. The water flow down to 62 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees.

27.07. The water flow down to 63 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees.

26.07. The water flow down to 64 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees. In spite of high water temperature, Fredrik Byh, Sweden, landed 15 graylings during the day, Superpuppa and Griffits Gnat. William Jones, England, landed his first grayling ever, 47 cms! Picture on the Photogallery page.

25.07. Some rain yesterday brought the water flow up to 65 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees.

24.07. The water flow down to 64 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees. The fish are hard to catch these days because of the high water temperature, but nevetheless, Mikael Grenander and Robert Johanesson, Sweden, landed 63 Czech nymph graylings from Sunday to Wednesday, all sizes.

23.07. The water flow down to 66 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees. Green Superpupa worked well for Martin Lindfors, Sweden, landed 9 graylings yesterday afternoon between 4 and 6 o'clock AM.

22.07. The water flow down to 68 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees.

21.07. The water flow down to 70 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees.

20.07. The water flow down to 72 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees.

19.07. The water flow down to 74 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees.

18.07. The water flow down to 75 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees.

17.07. The water flow down again to 79 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees. Bo Jørgensen, Denmark, landed 8 fishes yesterday. 3 of them were + 40 cms. The best period was in the night between 21.00 - 03.00

16.07. More rain yesterday brought the water flow up to 80 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees. The flood will culminate at around noon today and the fishing conditions will improve again.

15.07. Some rain yesterday brought the water flow up to 74 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees.

14.07. The water flow is down to 71 m3/s this morning. Some rain last night brought the water temp down to 18 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good.

13.07. The water flow is down to 72 m3/s this morning. Water temp 19 C degrees. Klinkhammer at day time in the stronger current. Sedge nymph imitations at night. With the high temperature we have at the moment, the best fishing might be between 23.00 and 01.00

12.07. The water flow is down to 75 m3/s this morning. Water temp 19 C degrees.

11.07. The water flow is 77 m3/s this morning. Water temp 18 C degrees.

07.07. The water flow is down to 76 m3/s this morning. Water temp 16 C degrees. This week , Steve Boyle, England, landed 39 graylings, all sizes. All with dry fly.

04.07. The water flow is down to 85 m3/s this morning. Water temp 15 C degrees. 30.06 - 03.07, Tony Steigleder, Germany, landed 73 graylings, all sizes. Dry fly.

Statistics of reported catches in June

170 day licenses (2013: 165) and average catch per day was 4,1 (2013: 3,9). Best day catcher in June was Peter Gren, Sweden, with 34 graylings the 25th. 4 graylings were between 45 and 49 cms. Robert Isaksson, Sweden, had the biggest, 48 cms. Total Catches: 700 (2013: 653)

26.06. The water flow is down to 94 m3/s this morning. The flow is now normal for the time being. Water temp 14 C degrees. Team Peter Gren, Sweden, landed 238 graylings from Sunday afternoon till Wednesday evening. In the same period of time, Robert Isaksson, Anders Näslund and Mikael Lind, Sweden, landed 134 graylings, biggest 48 cms.

25.06. The water flow is down to 97 m3/s this morning. Water temp 14 C degrees. Team Peter Gren, Sweden, had fantastic fishing at parking 2 on the west bank of the fly zone yesterday.

24.06. The water flow is down to 101 m3/s this morning. Water temp 14 C degrees. Robert Isaksson, Daniel Blomberg and Mikael Lind, Sweden, landed 52 graylings on the fly zone yesterday.

23.06. The water flow is down to 106 m3/s this morning. The flow now is just å little bit over the normal for the time being. Water temp 13 C degrees. The river is wadeable. Team Robert Isaksson, Sweden, (5 persons) arrived yesterday and landed 43 graylings and 1 brown trout during the afternoon, several +40 cms.

22.06. The water flow is down to 109 m3/s this morning. Water temp 13 C degrees. The river is beginning to be wadeable. The weather forcast says less wind ang higher temperature the days ahead, and therefore better conditions for the insects and the fishermen.

21.06. The water flow is down to 114 m3/s this morning. The flow now is just å little bit over the normal for the time being. Water temp 14 C degrees. Cold wind from the north is still a problem for the fishermen

20.06. The water flow is down to 118 m3/s this morning. Water temp 14 C degrees. The river is beginning to be wadeable.

19.06. The water flow is down to 123 m3/s this morning. Water temp 14 C degrees. The river is beginning to be wadeable at some places. A lot of insects and high rising activity at 10 o'clock yesterday evening.

18.06. The water flow is down to 128 m3/s this morning. Water temp 14 C degrees. The river is beginning to wadeable at some places.

17.06. The water flow is down to 135 m3/s this morning. Water temp 13 C degrees. The river is beginning to be wadeable at some places.

16.06. The water flow is down to 141 m3/s this morning. Water temp 13 C degrees. Wind from the north made fishing difficult this week end. However, some of the fishermen did quite well. Most successful was Lars Haugen from the company Kuehne&Nagel Fishing Club. He landed 40 graylings, all sizes during the week end, mainly dry fly.

15.06. The water flow is down to 149 m3/s this morning. Water temp 13 C degrees. Wind from the north made fishing difficult this week end. However, some of the fishermen did quite well. Catch reports will come later today.

14.06. The water flow is down to 159 m3/s this morning. Water temp 13 C degrees. Yesterday the Danica turned up on the fly zone.

13.06. The water flow is down to 165 m3/s this morning. Water temp 13 C degrees. Yesterday evening it was massive hatching of Heptagenia Sulphurea, "Gul Forsslända", and the graylings showed their backm finns. ATTENTION! "The Green Drake" (Danica) turned up on the fly zone today, nearly a week earlier than normal. Do I have to say more?

12.06. The water flow is down to 170 m3/s this morning. Water temp 13 C degrees. This weekend there will be 12 fishermen on the fly zone from Kuehne & Nagel Fishing Club, many of them beginners. Catch reports will come.

11.06. The water flow is down to 177 m3/s this morning. Water temp 13 C degrees.

10.06. The water flow is down to 189 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees.

09.06. The water flow is down to 200 m3/s this morning. Water temp 12 C degrees.

07.06. The water flow is 207 m3/s this morning. Water temp 11 C degrees.

06.06. Some rain the last two days has slowed down the speed of the falling water. The water flow is 215 m3/s this morning. Water temp 11 C degrees. Next week the weather prophets say we shall have no rain. Perfect!

05.06. The water flow is 217 m3/s this morning. Water temp 11 C degrees.

04.06. The graylings are rising! The water flow is 223 m3/s this morning. Water temp 11 C degrees. On Monday the 26th of May the flood culminated on 695 m3/s. Afterwards the warter flow has gone rapidly down again. From the middle of June the flow should be quite normal unless we get a lot of rain.

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Statistics of reported catches 2013

Finally we had a normal summer again with nice weather most of the time and just a few periods with a little rain. The fishing conditions were therefore good and very good most of the season. Because of the nice weather in July (only three rainy days) this month for the first time was better than June.

32 % of the reported grayling were +35 cms. 19 graylings were between 45 and 49 cms and 3 graylings were +50 cm! This is the first season we have had reported graylings + 50 cms. In the year 2000, when the fly zone was established, only 10 % of the graylings were +35 cms so the development has been incredible.

Statistics of day licenses 2013

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