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Fishing rules 2023

Welcome to Beiarn-river!

  • The fishing for salmon and sea trout is opened at parts of the Beiarn-river that´s affiliated to Beiarelva SA. From the lower part of the fishing ladder at Tollåga and Hauforsen, and the following 50 meter, fishing is forbidden. Above the fishing ladder at the Tollåga-river, fishing is forbidden (at the anadromous-zone).

    The fishing season:

    Salmon: 15.06 - 31.08. The opening day (15.6), fishing starts at 12:00 AM and all trough the first night.
    Sea trout: 15.06. - 31.08. throughout the river. And below the Storjord-bridge from 01-14.09.
    Arctic char:  Fishing for Arctic char is not allowed (to be released)
    The opening day (15.6), fishing starts at 12:00 AM and all trough the first night.

    For the rest of the season (except the opening day), the daily fishing period is from 06.00 am until 12.00 pm (from the area where the powerline crosses the river at the Kvæl-beat and further upstream to the ladders at Tollåga and Hauforsen). That means: The river is closed between 12 pm until 06 an in the morning!!! You can fish the whole day trough from the area where the powerline crosses the river at the Kvæl-beat, and all the way downstream to the fiord at Tvervik.

    Salmon: Season limit and minimum length:

  • Daily quotes: Only one (1) salmon below 65 cm pr. angler pr. day
  • Only four (4) salmons below 65 cm pr. angler pr. season
  • Size: The minimum size for salmon is 40 cm
  • Maximum two (2) released fishes pr. angler pr. day
  • All salmons above 65 cm must be released back to the rives as gentle as possible.
  • Farmed salmons must be removed from the river entire the whole season - regardless of quotes.
  • Farmed salmon must be presented to the license seller. If not – the fish is considered as a part of the   fisherman’s daily quote.
  • The license seller or a representative of Beiarelva SA has the authority to confirm what is farmed salmon only.

Seatrout: Catches, quotes and minimum size

  • Daily quotes: Only there (3) sea trouts under 60 cm pr. angler pr. day
  • Maximum 10 sea trout under 60 cm pr. angler pr. season.
  • Size: The minimum size for sea trout is 40 cm
  • All sea trout above 60 cm must be released.

BAIT AND EQUIPMENT

  • It is only permitted to use fishing equipment with max. one triple hook
  • We recommend to use barbless hooks when practicing catch and release
  • Worm bait fishing can be practiced throughout the whole river
  • Maximum one fishing rod pr. angler. Leaving the rod while fishing is not allowed
  • Usage of fishing gaff or spotting fish with electronic equipment is forbidden
  • Fishing with fly combined with lead weight sinker is forbidden.

Fishing rules

  1. The purchase of several fishing-cards in your own or someone else's name in the same zone/on the same day is considered illegal.
  2. Subletting or resale of fishing licenses that do not include agreements concluded before sea­son-start with the land owner is considered illegal. The board, Beiarelva SA

other fishing rules

A receipt of paid National-fishingfee must be presented to the card seller when purchasing local fishing license and disinfection.

All fishing equipment including boots, waders, canoes, boats or other equipment used as a part of the fishing (attached to water) must be disinfected before use. Disinfection certificate from other rivers is not valid!

Movable fishing based on rotation is required (Downstream).

Both killed, released fish or "no-catch" must be registered and reported at your fishing license within 1 day after the fishing stops.

All salmons above 65 cm (and sea-trouts above 60 cm) that is killed due to injuries, must immediately be reported to the license seller by SMS, phone or physical meeting. The fish must physical be present­ed the landowner or fishing license seller.

Shell samples from all killed fish (including farmed fish) must be put into specially designed envelopes and delivered to the landowner or license seller at the end of fishing.

All fish must be treated as gently as possible into the water to avoid mortality, when practicing catch and release. Suitable pliers must be used when removing the hook as well as knotless net when landing the fish. One tip on how to measure the length of the fish is to add a mark on your rod at 65 cm. Signifi­cant violations of the fishing rules must be reported to the license seller or salmon office at Storjord.

Thank you for choosing Beiarelva — We are looking forward seeing you again! Tight Lines !

Consequences if rules are broken

By fishing the Beiarn river you accepts the fishing rules and complying with them. Breaking the rules is punishable and can lead to a police report (this according to the salmon- and inlandfishing law).

Fishing equipment and disinfection

First time

2nd time

Using non-disinfected fishing equipment

Exclusion 1 year

 

Use of illegal fishing equipment

Exclusion 3 days

Exclusion 1 year

Fishing license, fishing time and fishing place

Fishing without valid paid fishing license

Exclusion 1 year

 

Fishing without payed National fishingfee

Exclusion 1 days

Exclusion 1 year

Fishing on another person's license

Exclusion 1 year

 

Fishing nighttime between 12PM - 06 AM

Exclusion 1 year

 

Fishing outside fishing season

Exclusion 2 years

 

Fishing at wrong beat

Warning

Exclusion 1 year

Fishing without a National license

Exclusion for the rest of the day until license is bought

(with license on neighboring zone)

Banned for the rest of the season, if caught a 2nd time

Quotas

   

Killed fish up to 5 cm above maximum size

Exclusion 1 day

Exclusion 1 year

Killed fish more than 5 cm above max. size

Exclusion 1 year

 

Too many killed fish pr day

Exclusion 1 year

 

Too many killed fish during fishing season

Exclusion 1 year

 

Lack of catch rapport: catch / no-catch

Exclusion 1 day

Exclusion 1 year

Non-subm. catches - should be submitted

Exclusion 1 year

 

Exceeded daily quota

Exclusion 3 days

Exclusion 1 year

Exclusion applies from the time violations are detected: time, date / year / time

Please remember to report all catches - also 0-catch on www.scanatura.no