Less activity in Glomma
Lot of wind, and colder weather this week, and so less trips and less fish caught.
But there are reports on good trout fishing on lures(wobblers).
Season opening in Glomma !
And then we have started ! Glomma was partly icefree already in February,
and trout were caught at the bottom on bait.
Pike weighing 12 kg (26 pounds) were caught in Easter.
Some rises since april, 1, especially early morning and late evening,
but windy conditions have "destroyed" the fishing.
Calm weather Thursday april 10, and then the fishing get on !
Caught 10 grayling from 6 to 7.30 pm, all on a dry fly throwed towards
rising fish. Biggest caught: only 485 gram (36 cm), but fish is fish !
The biggest grayling had eaten: 2 large adult stoneflies, 2 big
stoneflynymphs, about 100 small stoneflies(well known as the "Grindalsflua")
about 40 midgepupas and two spiders! They were rising to midgepupas.
Saw some stoneflies.
Factfile 1997
date waterlevel watertemp. comments(insects, etc)
20/4 : 177,83 m. 3 degrees, a few rises, some stoneflies
10/4 : 177,71 m. 4 degrees, lot of rises, some stoneflies
07/4 : 177,85 m. 2 degrees, a few rises, some stoneflies
31/3 : 177,71 m, 4 degrees, no rises nor insects
The 1996 season in Glomma
The fishing started late dute to the cold winter.
First day I found some free water was april, 5. At april, 8. there were
more open water and a good deal of insects, but the first flycaught fish
I caught first may, 1. A grayling caught on hares ear Gold Head on a DI-6 line.
The trout bit well throuh out the summer, and species were caught weighing
3,7 and 3,6 kg (8 pounds) on lures, biggest reported on a dry fly: 2,8 kg!
The catch of grayling however, was as in Rena, under normal.
Nice pike-cathes with more species over 10 kg.
The waterlevel was a bit hi during the summer/autumn, after that the
hi level at spring didn't appear at all.
Maximum meature inmay/june was only 1 meter above normal summer level!
The insectslife was under normal, no big hatches was seen.
This may result in a good 1997, so sharpen your hooks!
I will thank you all who has contributed to my site with advices,
questions and greetings. I will try to give even better information
this year. May you all have a good fishing year!
Overview of the season in Rena river
A year a bit under normal in Rena river. Less insects than normal,
with less rises as the result. The water level has been very much back and forth
due to regulation, this has to stop. The water temperature has since july
been app. 2 degrees above normal, with max in august at 16 degrees Celsius.
Cathes of trout has been near to normal, with one weighing 3.6 kg on a
Rapala lure, and several on 1.5 kg on dryfly. My best: just 0.89 kg.
Cathes of grayling has been under normal, the biggest one known weighing
1170 gram. My biggest was 980 gram, but I lost a trophy(1.55 kg) near the net.
Cathes of whitefish(gwyniad) has been well above normal with many fishes weighing
1.2 kg or more. The biggest at 1.9 kg. My best catch 1.5 kg.
Polish nymph fishing in Glomma river !
Tom Skyrud was here and instructed us in nymphing techniques,
so beware now, you grayling !
More on this later.
Torill Kolbu norwegian flyfishing champion 1996
Torill Kolbu is qualified for the world championships in Snake River - USA 1997.
Results from qualifing in Hemsedal:
1. Tor Gr°the
2. Erik Eikre
3. Frank Pedersen
4. Vidar Paulsen
Total result(best 3 of 4 competitions):
1. Torill Kolbu
2. Olav Syversbrσthen
3. Vidar Paulsen
4. Erik Eikre
5. Stein Solberg
These five makes the Norwegian team at Snake River in 1997.
[Back]
Copyright ⌐ 1996 Finn Fonnaas