News 2017. 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.

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The fly fishing guide and river keeper 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 2017

During the 2017 season 417 fishing licenses were sold (2016: 633) and 3183 fishes were reported on Gjerfloen Flyfishing (2016: 4009). 5 graylings + 50 cms are reported. The number of +40 cms graylings was all times high this season.

Catch statistics 2016 at the bottom of this page

Statistics of reported catches in October

With October came the rain again. High water and difficult fishing most of the time. Only 33 licenses were sold so the catces per day were in fact very good.

31.10. Water flow down to 68 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 3 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good

30.10. Water flow down to 69 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 4 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good.

29.10. Water flow down to 70 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 4 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good.

28.10. Water flow down to 71 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 4 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good. Roger Johansen (Norway) landed 15 graylings yesterday afternoon. All with nymph.

27.10. Water flow down to 72 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 4 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good.

26.10. Water flow down to 73 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 4 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good.

25.10. Rain and snow brought the water flow up to 74 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 4 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still good.

24.10. Water flow down to 72 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 4 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good.

23.10. Water flow down to 74 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 5 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good.

22.10. Water flow down to 76 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 5 C degrees. Fishing conditions are beginning to be good again. Bjørn-Roar Krog and Bjørnar Skuggevik (Norway) landed 40 graylings on the lower part of the fly zone yesterday. All with nymph

21.10. Water flow down to 78 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 5 C degrees. Fishing conditions are OK.

20.10. Water flow down to 81 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 5 C degrees. Fishing conditions are OK.

19.10. Water flow up to 86 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 5 C degrees. Fishing conditions are OK.

18.10. Rain yesterday brought the water flow up to 84 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 6 C degrees. Fishing conditions are OK.

17.10. Water flow down to 78 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 6 C degrees. Fishing conditions are OK.

16.10. Water flow down to 81 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 6 C degrees. Fishing conditions are OK.

15.10. Water flow down to 86 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 6 C degrees. Fishing conditions are OK.

14.10. Water flow up to 87 m3/s this morning, but is now on the way down again. Watertemp 6 C degrees. Fishing conditions are OK.

13.10. Water flow up to 85 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 6 C degrees. Fishing conditions are OK.

12.10. Water flow up to 74 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 6 C degrees. Rain last night will bring the flow a bit up again today. Fishing conditions are good at the moment.

11.10. Water flow down to 73 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 6 C degrees. The water flow is very close to normal and fishing conditions are good.

10.10. Water flow down to 75 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 6 C degrees. Fishing conditions are beginning to be good and many places are wadeable.

09.10. Water flow down to 78 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 6 C degrees. Fishing conditions are OK and many places are wadeable.

08.10. Water flow down to 80 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 6 C degrees. Fishing conditions are OK and many places are wadeable.

Harry van der Linden and Gerhard van der Westen (Holland) visitied Gjerfloen Flyfishing this week. They landed 2 brown trouts and 147 graylings. Mainly super pupa presented as wet fly.

07.10. Water flow down to 83 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 6 C degrees. Fishing conditions are beginning to be OK and many places are wadeable.

06.10. Water flow down to 87 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 7 C degrees. Fishing conditions are beginning to be OK and many places are wadeable.

05.10. Water flow down to 92 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 7 C degrees. Fishing conditions are improving and many places are wadeable again.

04.10. Water flow down to 104 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 9 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still difficult, but improving.

03.10. Rain yesterday and last night last night brought the waterflow up up to 109 m3/s this morning. The fishing conditions will be difficult the next couple of days. Watertemp 9 C degrees.

02.10. Water flow up to 72 m3/s this morning, Watertemp 9 C degrees. Rain last night last night and today will bring the waterflow up again, and the fishing conditions will be worse again for some days.

Norwegian Cup Fly Fishing was arranged on the fly zone this week end. 16 competitors landed 574 fishes. Average size was 29,57 cm. Winner was Terje Haugen Lie (70 fishes).

01.10. Water flow down to 71 m3/s this morning, the lowest so far this season. Watertemp 9 C degrees. Fishing conditions today are the best so far this summer.

Norwegian Cup Flyfishing is arranged in the fly zone this week end. During the first session yesterday (3 hours) Terje Haugen landed 29 graylings. There were others who also had around 15 fishes during the first one and a half hours. They go on today and results will come.

Statistics of reported catches in September

September was a bit up and down, but altogether good. We had periods with very good fishermen and the number of +40 cms graylings was remarkable. 100 licesnes were sold and the catces per day were absolutely acceptaple.

30.09. Water flow down to 73 m3/s this morning, the lowest so far this season. Watertemp 9 C degrees.

Jan Berndtsson (Sweden) landed 18 graylings Thursday and Friday. Dry fly. Erlend Vivelid Nilsen (Norway) landed 42 graylings yesterday, all sizes. Nymph.

29.09. Water flow down to 76 m3/s this morning, the lowest so far this season. Watertemp 9 C degrees. Fishing conditions today are the best so far this summer.

28.09. Water flow down to 78 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 8 C degrees. Fishing conditions are finally beginning to be good again. Many places are now wadeable.

27.09. Water flow down to 80 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 8 C degrees. Fishing conditions are OK and many places are now wadeable.

26.09. Water flow down to 83 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 8 C degrees. Fishing conditions are beginning to be OK and many places are now wadeable. Bjørn-Roar Krog (Norway) landed 24 graylings yesterday. All with nymph.

25.09. Water flow down to 85 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 8 C degrees. Fishing conditions are beginning to be OK and many places are now wadeable.

24.09. Water flow down to 87 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 8 C degrees. Fishing conditions are beginning to be OK and many places are now wadeable. Lars Haugen (Norway) landed 29 graylings (23rd and 24th). Biggest 46 cm. Nymph.

23.09. Water flow down to 89 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 8 C degrees. Fishing conditions are beginning to be OK and many places are now wadeable. Roger Johansen (Norway) landed 18 graylings during 4 hours yesterday. Nymph.

22.09. Water flow down to 92 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 8 C degrees. Fishing conditions are improving and many places are now wadeable.

21.09. Water flow up to 97 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 8 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still difficult, but improving. Our guide, Kenneth, landed 45 graylings on the fly zone on Tuesday (19th). Micro nymphs and 0.12 tips.

20.09. Water flow down to 96 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 8 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still difficult, but improving.

19.09. Water flow down to 97 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 9 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still difficult, but improving.

18.09. Water flow down to 101 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 9 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still difficult, but improving.

17.09. Water flow down to 107 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 9 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still difficult, but improving.Three fishermen from Sweden landed 33 graylings from Thursday to Saturday under difficult conditions.

16.09. Water flow down to 113 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 10 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still difficult, but improving. Two Germans landed 8 graylings yesterday. Dry fly. Three fishermen on the fly zone today.

15.09. Water flow down to 123 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 10 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still difficult, but improving. Five fishermen on the fly zone today.

14.09. Water flow down to 138 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 10 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still difficult, but improving. No fishermen on the fly zone since Saturday.

13.09. Rain showers yesterday brought the water flow down up to 152 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 10 C degrees. Fishing conditions are difficult

12.09. More rain brought the water flow down up to 128 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 10 C degrees. Fishing conditions are difficult.

11.09. More rain brought the water flow down up again to 113 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 10 C degrees. Fishing conditions are a bit difficult.

10.09. Rain last night brought the water flow down up again to 103 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 10 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still a bit difficult.

Karl Stian Tafjord and Joakim Santana, Norway, landed 100 graylings 8th (Friday) and 9th (Saturday). All with nymphs. See picture on the "Photo gallery" page,

09.09. Water flow down to 99 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 10 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still a bit difficult, but improving. Some very good catches yesterday.

5 fishermen from Poland, Sebastian Zak, Rafal Kania, Krzysztof Dumana, Krzysztof Zoladz and Jacek Olesiak landed 214 graylings from 6th (Wednesday) to 8th (Friday) under difficult conditions. 33 of the graylings were +40 cms. 2 of the were +45 cms. All with nymphs. See picture on the "Photo gallery" page.

08.09. Water flow down to 112 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 10 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still difficult, but improving. OOOOO 9 fishermen on the fly zone today

07.09. The flood culminated last night and is now on the way down again. Water flow 136 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 10 C degrees. Fishing conditions are difficult.

06.09. More rain last night brought the water flow up to 115 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 11 C degrees. Fishing conditions are difficult.

05.09. Rain last night brought the water flow up to 84 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 11 C degrees. Fishing conditions are getting worse again.

A group of 5 Englishmen and one Norwegian landed 56 graylings yesterday, dry fly and nymphs. Our guide, Kenneth Fidje, landed 42 graylings up to 43 cms yesterday. West bank, dry fly and nymphs.

04.09. Water flow down to 78 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 11 C degrees. Fishing conditions are finally beginning to be good again.

03.09. Water flow down to 82 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 11 C degrees. Fishing conditions are improving and many places are wade able again.

02.09. Rain showers yesterday kept the water flow up to 85 m3/s also this morning. Watertemp 11 C degrees. Fishing conditions are improving and many places are wade able again.

01.09. Some rain yesterday evening kept the water flow stable, 85 m3/s also this morning. Watertemp 11 C degrees. Fishing conditions are improving and many places are wade able again.

Statistics of reported catches in August

August was difficult for most of the fishermen. High water most of the time and only 34 day licenses were sold. However, our guide, Kenneth, had very good fishing also in August and landed alone 203 of the total 270 reported caches this month. 70 of his graylings were +40 cms.

31.08. Water flow down to 85 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are improving and many places are wade able again.

30.08. Rain yesterday brought the water flow up again to 91 m3/s this morning. The flow is now on the way down again. Watertemp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are improving and many places are wade able again.

29.08. Water flow down to 87 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are improving and many places are wade able again.

28.08. Water flow down to 90 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are improving and many places are wade able again.

27.08. Water flow down to 95 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are improving.

26.08. Water flow down to 99 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are improving.

25.08. Water flow down to 103 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are improving.

24.08. Water flow down to 108 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still difficult, but improving.

23.08. Water flow down to 115 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still difficult, but improving.

22.08. Water flow down to 125 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 12 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still very difficult, but improving.

21.08. Water flow down again to 140 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 13 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very difficult.

20.08. More rain yesterday brought the water flow up to 161 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 13 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very difficult.

19.08. More rain brought the water flow up to 123 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 13 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very difficult.

18.08. Water flow down to 113 m3/s this morning. Now it is raining and the flow will go up again today. Watertemp 13 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very difficult.

17.08. Water flow up to 125 m3/s this morning. The flood culminated last night and the flow is now on the way down again. Watertemp 13 C degrees. Fishing conditions are very difficult.

16.08. Heavy rain last night is now bringing the water flow up again. 93 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 13 C degrees. Fishing conditions are difficult.

15.08. Water flow down to 88 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 13 C degrees. Fishing conditions are still difficult, but improving.

14.08. Water flow down to 94 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 13 C degrees.

13.08. Water flow down to 96 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 14 C degrees.

12.08. Water flow down to 98 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 14 C degrees.

11.08. Water flow up to 106 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 14 C degrees. Normal water flow should be 70 m3/s. Fishing at the moment is difficult.

06.08. Water flow down to 102 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 15 C degrees. Normal water flow should be 70 m3/s. Fishing at the moment is difficult.

05.08. Water flow up to 104 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 15 C degrees. Fishing at the moment is difficult.

04.08. Water flow down to 91 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 15 C degrees. Kenneth Fidje (Norway) landed 14 graylings yesterday. All with dry fly.

03.08. Water flow down to 92 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 15 C degrees. High water has made the fishing hard and difficult the last 2 weeks. More rain is expected so it does not look good the next days. However, czech nymphing may be a method that can pay off a little bit.

02.08. Water flow down to 94 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 15 C degrees.

01.08. Water flow up to 99 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 15 C degrees.

Statistics of reported catches in July

The first part of July was good. Then came the rain, the flow went up and the fishing became difficult. Mainly the smaller fish was caught. Only 6 graylings were reported to be +45 cms. However, 2 of them were+50 cms. 147 day liceneses were sold. Catches per day 4,0.

31.07. Water flow down to 98 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 15 C degrees.

30.07. Water flow down to 101 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 15 C degrees.

29.07. Rain yesterday brought the water flow up to 105 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 16 C degrees. The flow is now on the way down again. The weather forecast for next week looks good, - weather for dry fly fishing.

28.07. Water flow down to 99 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 16 C degrees.

27.07. Water flow down to 100 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 16 C degrees. Jan Kocoudek (Czech Republic) landed 15 graylings yesterday.

26.07. Water flow down to 103 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 16 C degrees.

25.07. Water flow up to 110 m3/s this morning, but the flow is now on the way down again. This water level is normal in the middle of June so it is still fishable. Watertemp 16 C degrees.

24.07. Heavy rain up north brought the water flow up to 87 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 16 C degrees. Wim Strik (Holland) landed 15 graylings yesterday.

23.07. Water flow down to 76 m3/s this morning, which is very close to normal for this time of the season. Watertemp 17 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good.

22.07. Water flow down to 78 m3/s this morning, which is very close to normal for this time of the season. Watertemp 17 C degrees. Fishing conditions are good.

21.07. Water flow down to 81 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 17 C degrees. The first part of this week rising water and wind from the north made the fishing difficult. Now we have perfect weather for dry fly fishing.

20.07. Water flow down to 84 m3/s this morning, which is very close to normal for this time of the season. Watertemp 15 C degrees.

According to the weatherforecast, we now shall have good temperatures and wind from the south. Fishing conditions the next days look good.

19.07. Water flow down to 86 m3/s this morning, which is very close to normal for this time of the season. Watertemp 15 C degrees.

18.07. Water flow up to 89 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 15 C degrees. Fishing the last 2 days has been not so good due to rising water According to the weatherforecast, fishing conditions the next days look good.

17.07 I have been away salmon for 10 days and not able to update the news, but now I am back again. Water flow 88 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 15 C degrees. According to the weatherforecast, fishing conditions this week looks good.

04.07 Water flow up to 84 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 15 C degrees. The flow is now on the way down again. According to the weatherforecast, fishing conditions on Thursday and Friday look good.

03.07 Water flow 82 m3/s also this morning. Watertemp 15 C degrees. Fishing conditions are beginning to be good. Kim Häggqvist (Sweden) landed 30 graylings yesterday, 5 of them +40 cms. Mainly Goddard sedge size 14. Alfred Kropf (Switzerland) landed 65 graylings last week.

02.07 Water flow down to 82 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 15 C degrees. Fishing conditions are beginning to be good. 3 Germans landed 96 graykings and 3 brown trouts, 5 days fishing last week. All with dry fly

01.07 Water flow down to 85 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 15 C degrees. Fishing conditions are beginning to be good

Statistics of reported catches in June

June started with rain and cold weather and the hatching of insects bagan 10 days later than normal. In the last part of June we have had some really nice days with good catches. 20 graylings are reported to be +45 cms and 3 of them +50 cms. 103 day liceneses are sold. Catches per day 5,4.

30.06 Water flow down to 87 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 14 C degrees. Massive rising activity last night. Sedges are comming more and more.

Uwe Renzelmann (Germany) landed 27 graylings Wednesday and Thursday. All with dry fly (sedges).

29.06 Water flow down to 91 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 14 C degrees. Yesterday was the first "normal" summer day for a week, and the graylings responded. Jan Berndtsson (Sweden) landed 22 graylings yesterday, Griffits Gnat. Massive rising activity at 10 PM.

28.06 Water flow down to 95 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 14 C degrees. Many parts of the river are now wadeable and fishing conditions are improving.

27.06 Water flow down to 99 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 14 C degrees. Many parts of the river are now wadeable and fishing conditions are improving. Strong wind from the north yesterday and today. Tomorrow is announced warmer weather and slight breeze from south. Good weather for fly fishing.

26.06 Rain showers yesterday kept the water flow stable, 102 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 14 C degrees. Many parts of the river are now wadeable and fishing conditions are improving.

Sebastian Zak, Janus Makuch and Mariusl Mezyk (Poland) landed 65 graylings and 1 brown trout yesterday. 26 of them were +40 cms and 1 was +50 cm.

25.06 Rain yesterday brought the water flow up to 103 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 14 C degrees. Many parts of the river are now wadeable and fishing conditions are improving. Periods with high rising activit. Two 50 cms graylings landed yesterday.

A few danicas have been observed, I expect they will turn up in larger numbers the next days. No rain and good weather for fishing predicted next week. The water flow is close to normal for the time being so flyfishermen.... be ready for take off!

24.06 The water flow down to 98 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 14 C degrees. Many parts of the river are now wadeable and fishing conditions are improving. Periods with high rising activity.

23.06 The water flow down to 99 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 14 C degrees. Fishing conditions are improving. Periods with high rising activity.

22.06 The water flow down to 103 m3/s this morning. Fishing conditions are improving. Anders Näslund and Robert Isaksson (Swedwn) landed 158 fishes on the fly zone. See picture and comments on the Photo Gallery page.

21.06 The water flow down to 106 m3/s this morning. Fishing conditions are improving. We are waiting for warmer weather to generate more insect activity.

20.06 The water flow down to 110 m3/s this morning. Parts of the river are wadeable.

19.06 The water flow down to 116 m3/s this morning. Parts of the river are wadeable. The sulpuhrea (gul forsslända) is finally observed and the seagulls had party yesterday afternoon, and so had the graylings.

18.06 The water flow down to 123 m3/s this morning. Parts of the river are wadeable. The last few days there have been some insect activity and periods of rising graylings. We are waiting for warmer weather.

17.06 The water flow down to 125 m3/s this morning.

16.06 The water flow down to 127 m3/s this morning. The flow is at the moment still a bit over normal for this time of the year. More and more mayflies are seen in the air and on the water. Breaking News: In the afternoon the 14th, the graylings started the rising party.

15.06 The water flow down to 135 m3/s this morning. Parts of the river are wadeable. The last few days there have been some insect activity and periods of rising graylings.

14.06 The water flow down again to 146 m3/s this morning. The last few days there have been some insect activity and periods of rising graylings.

13.06 Rain yesterday brought the water flow up to 149 m3/s this morning.

12.06 Rain yesterday and last night brought the water flow up to 132 m3/s this morning.

11.06 Water flow up to 129 m3/s this morning. The flow is at the moment normal for this time of the year.

10.06 Water flow down to 125 m3/s this morning.

09.06 Water flow down to 128 m3/s this morning.

08.06 Water flow also 130 m3/s this morning.

07.06 Water flow down to 130 m3/s this morning.

06.06 Water flow down to 134 m3/s this morning.

05.06 Water flow down to 138 m3/s this morning.

04.06 Water flow down to 140 m3/s this morning.

03.06 Water flow down to 149 m3/s this morning.

02.06 Water flow down to 162 m3/s this morning.

01.06 Water flow down to 177 m3/s this morning.

31.05 Rain yesterday brought the water flow up again to 190 m3/s this morning.

30.05 Water flow down to 176 m3/s this morning.

29.05 Water flow down to 186 m3/s this morning. Jaroslaw Piskarz, Poland, landed 16 graylings with nymph yesterday. Most of them around 35 cms.

28.05 Water flow down to 194 m3/s this morning.

27.05 Water flow down to 206 m3/s this morning.

26.05 Water flow down to 220 m3/s this morning.

25.05 Water flow down to 240 m3/s this morning.

24.05 Water flow down to 260 m3/s this morning.

23.05 Water flow down to 278 m3/s this morning.

21.05 Water flow down again to 306 m3/s this afternoon.

19.05 The spring flod culminated today after rain, warm wind and snowmelting yesterday, 473 m3/s.

01.05 Water flow 40 m3/s this morning. Watertemp 5 C degrees. Kenneth Fidje (local guide) landed 17 graylings, 37 - 47 cms during one hour of nymph fishing.

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Statistics of reported catches 2016

During the 2016 season 633 fishing licenses are sold (2015: 570) and 4009 fishes are reported on Gjerfloen Flyfishing (2015: 2357). 4 graylings and 2 brown trouts + 50 cms are reported.