Brown trout

Getting started

Your first try for brown trout

One recommended starting point: worm and float from shore. More methods are listed under “How to fish”.

1. 1. Place and time

   • Trout are fairly sparse in the slow-flowing lowland rivers of south-eastern Norway.1Source×Fact from a specialist source · Applies to: Southern and Eastern Norway1EncyclopediaStore norske leksikonørretAll sources on this page
   • Best in May–Sep.

2. 2. Tackle

   Leader

   1–2 metres from the float down to the hook.2Source×Tackle advice from a source of experience · Applies to all regions2OrganisationNorges Jeger- og FiskerforbundØrretAll sources on this page

   Hook

   Size 8–12 covers almost everything.2Source×Tackle advice from a source of experience · Applies to all regions2OrganisationNorges Jeger- og FiskerforbundØrretAll sources on this page

3. 3. Rig up: worm and float

   1. 1Main line. The line from the reel.3Source×Tackle advice from a source of experience · Applies to all regions3ExperienceFiske365Hvordan fiske med duppAll sources on this page
   2. 2Float. Shows when the fish bites. The float must match the weight hanging below it, otherwise it sinks or shows the bites poorly.3Source×Tackle advice from a source of experience · Applies to all regions3ExperienceFiske365Hvordan fiske med duppAll sources on this page
   3. 3Split shot. Small split shot pinched onto the line between the float and the hook.4Source×Tackle advice from a source of experience · Applies to all regions4ExperienceHooked.noMeite etter abborAll sources on this page
   4. 4Hook with bait. A small hook and a small worm for small fish.5Source×Tackle advice from a source of experience · Applies to all regions5ExperienceHooked.noAbbor (Fiskepedia)All sources on this page

   How to assemble it

   • →Attach the float to the line. The length from the float down to the hook decides how deep the bait goes.3Source×Tackle advice from a source of experience · Applies to all regions3ExperienceFiske365Hvordan fiske med duppAll sources on this page
   • →Pinch on split shot until only the tip of the float is visible. The fish then feels as little resistance as possible, and you see the bites better.4Source×Tackle advice from a source of experience · Applies to all regions4ExperienceHooked.noMeite etter abborAll sources on this page
   • →Thread the worm onto the hook so that it hides the hook as well as possible.3Source×Tackle advice from a source of experience · Applies to all regions3ExperienceFiske365Hvordan fiske med duppAll sources on this page

4. 4. How to do it

   • →Worm and float is a simple and effective method for trout.2,6,7Sources×Fishing tip confirmed by 3 independent sources of experience · Applies to all regions2OrganisationNorges Jeger- og FiskerforbundØrret6ExperienceHooked.noFisketips #8 – ørretfiske med mark og dupp7ExperienceFiske365Ørretfiske om høsten – med mark og slukAll sources on this page
   • →In a river, a worm hook and a small sinker are enough. Cast out and let the worm follow the current downstream, just above the bottom.2Source×Tackle advice from a source of experience · Applies to all regions2OrganisationNorges Jeger- og FiskerforbundØrretAll sources on this page

Where

Where to find brown trout

Technique and tackle

How to fish for brown trout

When

Season and time of day

• →The spawning season is usually September–October, but can exceptionally be as late as December–January.1Source×Fact from a specialist source · Applies to all regions1EncyclopediaStore norske leksikonørretAll sources on this page

About the fish

Identification and life history

Identification

• →Varies greatly in colour, size and shape, strongly depending on the environment it lives in.1Source×Fact from a specialist source · Applies to all regions1EncyclopediaStore norske leksikonørretAll sources on this page
• →Trout in running water are usually fairly dark, with many black and red spots on the sides.1Source×Fact from a specialist source · Applies to all regions1EncyclopediaStore norske leksikonørretAll sources on this page
• →Small trout differ from small salmon by a less forked tail fin, a longer upper jaw and a red edge at the back of the adipose fin.1Source×Fact from a specialist source · Applies to all regions1EncyclopediaStore norske leksikonørretAll sources on this page

Size

• →Some large lakes hold big lake trout that can reach up to 20 kg, for example Mjøsa, Tyrifjorden and Randsfjorden.1Source×Fact from a specialist source · Applies to all regions1EncyclopediaStore norske leksikonørretAll sources on this page
• →Stream trout live their whole lives in the stream and never grow large.1Source×Fact from a specialist source · Applies to all regions1EncyclopediaStore norske leksikonørretAll sources on this page

Diet

• →Young trout eat mostly drifting insects, and as they grow larger also small fish. Big lake trout feed on fish.1Source×Fact from a specialist source · Applies to all regions1EncyclopediaStore norske leksikonørretAll sources on this page

Experiences

Tips from people who have fished for brown trout

Sources

What this page is based on

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