Recreational fishing in Norway

Anyone aged 16 or over who intends to fish salmon, sea trout or sea char in rivers and lakes in Norway must pay the national fishing fee. 

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Recreational fishers are also responsible for preventing the spread of disease while visiting Norway. Please follow the advice in the information brochure from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (NFSA) which you find below. 

NFSA supervises the fish health in Norway. It is important that new fish diseases are not introduced into the country, and that existing diseases are not spread.

More about recreational fishing in Norway 

Help us keep our fish healthy from gyro 

Rules for recreational fishing in rivers and lakes (environmentagency.no)

Fishing by tourists in Norway (fiskedir.no)