Gaula. Gaula is one of the best salmon rivers in Norway and flows into the Atlantic Ocean close Trondheim. Gaula is famous for its big size salmon, the biggest are a round 20 kilos. The annual catch from the Gaula river varies between 30-50 tons of salmon.

Changes in Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing 2011. From the season 2011 onwards there will become changes and improvements in our Gaula rotation fishing. The number of fishermen per beat will be reduced from 5 persons to 4 persons. This means more enjoyable fishing and more caught salmon per person. In additon to this our new Röskaft Söndre Vest (West side) pool will become new beat 5 and will be available for the whole season. New Röskaft Söndre (East side) beat will become new beat 6 and will be available for the weeks 30, 31 and 34. New Tislauan beat will become beat 7 and will be available for the weeks 22, 23 and 24.

Gaula Flyfishing 2011. The guests are fishing our beautiful, private Gaula Flyfishing beats situated middle Gaula, downstream, also north from Stören and about 30-40 km from the Atlantic Ocean. Altogether approx 3,1/4,1 km of East bank (right side) and 0,5 km of West bank of the famous Gaula river. There will be only 20/24 fly fishermen at the same time on these beats. The guests are divided in 5/6 groups of max 4 persons each. The stretches of river are divided in 6 fly fishing beats. Beat 1: Rostad and Sanden pools. Beat 2: Bruahölen, Svingen and Rönningen pools. Beat 3: Gyllteigen and Gyllsaga pools. Beat 4: Stasjonshölen pool. Beat 5: Röskaft Söndre Vest pool. Beat 6: Röskaft Söndre beat (available weeks 30, 31, 34). Beat 7: Tislauan (available weeks 22, 23 and 24). Every group of 4 persons have their own beat at a time. The beats are rotated between fishing groups every six hours. Only fly fishing with fly rod is allowed. Bag limit is one salmon per person per day. If fisherman kills a salmon, he must stop fishing until midnight. All seatrout must be released.

New Beat 5 - Season 2011 - Röskaft Söndre Vest. Fishmaster has made a long term lease contract of Röskaft Söndre Vest pool on Gaula River. Röskaft Söndre Vest pool is approx 180 meter long and is located about 1 km below Gaulfossen on the West (Left) side of the Gaula. Röskaft Söndre Vest pool is a good and prolific pool with good catch statistics and can be fished well on most water levels. This beautiful pool will improve our fishery espesially in the beginning of the season in June but also later in the season. This pool will be joined to Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing rotation fishery for a whole season 2011 and onwards as a Beat 5. Watch slide show of Röskaft Söndre Vest pool >>

New Beat 6 - Season 2011 - Röskaft Söndre. Fishmaster has leased a new good fishing beat on Gaula River. Röskaft Söndre beat is approx 1 km long and is located about 1 km below Gaulfossen on the East (Right) side of the Gaula. Röskaft Söndre beat is one of the best beats of the Gaula, the average catch is about 100 salmon per season. The beat consists two long pools and short fast rapids between them, it is very beautiful and prolific beat and can be fished well in all water levels. The beat will be joined to our Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing rotation fishery as a beat number 6 for the weeks 30 (22-29.7), 31 (29.7-5.8) ja 34 (19-26.8) for the season 2011. During these weeks our 6 fly fishing beats will be fished by 6 fishing groups of 4 persons each, total of 24 fishermen. Watch slide show of Röskaft Söndre beat >>

New Beat 7 - Season 2011 - Tislauan. Fishmaster has leased a new good fishing beat on Gaula River. Tislauan beat is approx 0,5 km long and is located below Gaulfossen on lower part of Gaula in Melhus, approx 30 km from Stören and 5 km from the sea. The beat is double sided, but East side is better and easier to wade and fish. The beat consists one very long pool, it is very beautiful and prolific beat and fishes best on high and medium water. Tislauan beat will be joined to our Gaula rotation fishery as a beat number 7 for the weeks 22 (1-4.6), 23 (4-11.6) and 24 (11-18.6) in early June for the beginning of the season 2011. During these weeks our 6 fly fishing beats will be fished by 6 fishing groups of 4 persons each, total of 24 fishermen. Watch slide show of Tislauan beat >>

Fly Fishing Tackle. For fly fishing for salmon on Gaula we recommend 12-15 ' foot double handed rods for lines #8-11 and suitable fly reels with good quality brakes. Floating, sink tip or intermediate shooting heads are most used fly lines but please bring also medium sinking shooting head for possible high water conditions.

Disinfection of Fishing Gear. Before fishing starts everyone must disinfect their fishing gear and buy a Norwegian state license. State lisence can be bought and disinfection can be done at nearby Stören Natursenter or Stören Camping.

Flies. Good fly patterns for Gaula are for example Gaula Green Butt, Red Butt, Black Sheep, Green Highlander, Greenlander, Sunray Shadow, Black & Green and Silver & Black.

Accomodation for fishermen is in the main building of Hage, Gyllteigen or Öran farm. All these houses are located close our Gaula fishing beats. The buildings are from the 19th Century and they are restored for fishermens needs. There is a big living room, a well equipped kitchen, several bedrooms for 1-3 persons, freezer, toilet, shower. Guests can cook their food in the kitchen but the food is not included in price.

Travel Arrangements. Fly fishing trips to Gaula will be arranged throughout the fishing season and the packages can be booked according to the client’s preferred dates subject to availability. Anglers will take flight or car transport to Norway. It is about 1 hours drive from Trondheim airport to the lodge. Jouni Rauha from Fishmaster will work there as a lodge manager, shows the accomodation and fishing beats to guests. Fishing week begins at 16 o'clock on Saturday and ends next Saturday at 10 o'clock.

Fly Fishing - Norway, Gaula

Price: 640-980 eur/person/week, Convert Currency >>

Trip length: 7 fishing days/7 nights

Fly fishing trip includes: Fishing licenses - Accomodation - Showing the beats

Fly fishing trip does not include: Flights/transports to Norway - Norwegian state fishing license (250 Norwegian crowns = approx 30 eur) - Disinfection of fishing gear (150 Norwegian crowns = approx 20 eur) - Food/drinks

Norwegian State Licence: Buy Norwegian State licence from this link >>

Season: 1.6 - 31.8

Species: Salmon, Seatrout

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Destination video: Gaula 1 >>  Gaula 2 >>  Gaula 3 >>  Gaula 4 >>  Gaula 5 >>

More information: Gaula Flyfishing Beats >>

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Gaula Flyfishing Tackle List >>

Gaula Flyfishing info 2010 pdf >> (Information, Beats, Accomodation, Tackle, Map)

Gaula Flyfishing Catch Statistics 2006-2009 pdf >>  Gaula Flyfishing Catch 2010 >>

Gaula Flyfishing Top 25 Salmon 2003-2009 pdf >>

Fishing Reports 2003 >> 2004 >> 2005 >> 2006 >> 2007 >> 2008 >> 2009 >> 2010 >>

Water level in Gaula, Gaulfossen >>

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Phone: +358-400-824530/Jouni Rauha

E-mail: jouni@fishmaster.fi