Rostad. Rostad is the uppermost of our pools and is about 500 metres long. It is quite slow flowing and deep pool above short rapids. The riverbank here is quite high and steep. If you want to fish effective way here speycasting is essential. There is no need for wading at all, you can cast from riverbank. Salmon tends to stop here very close to riverbank, so there is no need for wading and long casts. Best places here are from middle part towards the end of pool. The pool ends to short rapids. Rostad fishes best at high water level. Rostad photo presentation >>

Sanden. Sanden is a brilliant fly pool. It is about 600 metres long and almost entire pool fishes well. Sanden has a nice current which suits great for fly fishing. It's every year one of the most prolific of our salmon pools. In this pool there is plenty of deeper places and big stones, where salmon tend to stop for rest even longer period. Sanden is very easy pool to wade and cover well with fly, there is plenty of room for backcasts too. In the middle of pool there is a long deeper place in front of huge stone. That is one of the hot spots where we catch plenty of salmon every season. After that place on the tail of the pool before short rapids there is also a good hot spot place for catching big salmon. The pool ends to short rapids which has deeper places and big stones too. It is a very good taking place for salmon. Please fish the pool to the end. Sanden fishes best from medium water level to low water level between 200 and 20 cubics. In the middle of pool on riverbank we have a nice shelter for the fishermen. Sanden photo presentation >>

Beat 2 - Bruahölen and Svingen pools

Bruahölen. Bruahölen is also a very long and prolific pool, about 700 metres. It starts from a short rapids and a huge stone in the middle of Gaula. The upper part fishes very well in high water level and also well in low water. In the middle of pool there runs a small side river to Gaula from opposite bank. This place has plenty of big stones in the bottom of river and is therefore a good taking place where salmon stops for a rest. From there towards the end of pool it is good water all the way and it fishes well all water levels. Bruahölen is very easy pool to wade and cover well with fly, there is plenty of room for backcasts too. The last 100 metres of pool is quite fast flowing before deep slow flowing part in the end of pool which always holds plenty of salmon. That part is the 'hotspot' of this beautiful pool. Salmon stops here for longer time. Before the next rapids, tail of the pool fishes well in high and medium water level. Also in this pool in the middle of the pool on riverbank we have a nice shelter for the fishermen. Bruahölen photo presentation >>

Svingen. Svingen is 600 metres long. It starts with short fast rapids which then slows down little by little. In this pool salmon tends to stop for longer periods and here you always see lot of jumping salmon. Svingen is a typical holding pool. The riverbank is here quite high and steep, so speycasting is needed if you want to fish effectively here. There is no need for wading at all. The best taking places here are from middle of the pool towards the end of pool. There is a nice current here and fly swims vey nicely, there is also no need for long casts because salmon stops here very close to riverbank. Svingen fishes best from middle to low water levels. Svingen photo presentation >>

Beat 3 - Gyllteigen, Gyllsaga and Röskaft Söndre Vest pools

Gyllteigen. Gyllteigen is about 250 metres long and a quite fast flowing pool. The deepest places of this pool are in the middle of pool. It has a nice current for flyfishing all the way and is very easy pool to cover well wit fly. It is as well easy to wade and has plenty of room for backcasts. Gyllteigen ends to fast rapids and is a typical running pool where salmon tends to stop for only short period after they have come up those rapids. In the middle of pool there is several big stones which are good places for resting salmon and thus good taking places. Gyllteigen fishes well at almost all waterlevels. If water is very high there is no need to wade at all, because then salmon runs and stops very close to our riverbank. In the middle of pool at riverbank we have a nice shelter for fishermen. This pool is one of the most beatiful of our pools. Gyllteigen photo presentation >>

Gyllsaga

Gyllsaga is 250 meters long, quite slow flowing and deep pool at beginning, the deepest places are round 3 metres. Pool has a nice current all the way from beginning to the end of pool. In the bottom of the river there is plenty of big stones and deeper places which are good places for salmon to stop for even for longer time. Gyllsaga is a typical holding pool where salmon stops for longer period and often jumps too. From middle towards the end of pool there is more speed at current to the end of pool where begins fast rapids. There is no need for deep wading here because the deepest part of river is our side and thus salmon stops very close to riverbank. Therefore there is also no need for long casts too. Gyllsaga fishes best from high to medium water levels. In the middle of the pool at riverbank we have a nice shelter for fishermen. Gyllsaga photo presentation >>

Röskaft Söndre Vest

Röskaft Söndre Vest is about 180 metres long and a quite fast flowing pool. The deepest places of this pool are in the middle of pool. It has a nice current for flyfishing all the way and is very easy pool to cover well wit fly. It is as well easy to wade and has plenty of room for backcasts. Pool ends to fast rapids and is a typical pool where salmon tends to stop after they have come up those rapids. Röskaft Söndre vest 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 pool will be available for the week 23 (8-12.6) and weeks 27-35 (3.7-31.8) for the season 2010. Röskaft Söndre Vest photo presentation >>

Beat 4 - Stasjonshölen and Rönningen pools

Stasjonshölen. Stasjonshölen is a very good and long fly pool. It is about 300 metres long and entire pool fishes well. It has a nice current which suits great for fly fishing. Stasjonshölen is very easy pool to wade and cover well with fly, there is plenty of room for backcasts too. In this pool there is plenty of deeper places edges of current, where salmon tend to stop for rest even for longer period. In the middle of the pool there is a long deeper place which is one of the hot spots. From middle towards the end of pool there is again more speed at current to the end of pool where begins fast rapids. This is also a good hot spot for catching big salmon. Please fish the pool carefully to the end. Stasjonshölen is a typical holding pool where salmon stops for longer period. There is no need for deep wading here because the salmon stops very close to our riverbank. Therefore there is also no need for long casts too. Stasjonshölen fishes best from high to medium-low water levels between 250 and 30 cubics per second. In the middle of the pool at riverbank we have a nice shelter. Stasjonshölen photo presentation >>

Rönningen. Rönningen pool is about 200 m long. The riverbank is here quite high and steep, so speycasting is needed if you want to fish effectively here. The salmon tends to stop here for longer period. There is no need for wading at all. There is a nice current here and fly swims very nice, there is also no need for long casts because salmon stops here very close to riverbank. The pool is quite deep, so we recommend to use sinking or intermediate fly lines here. Rönningen fishes best from medium-high to high water levels between 80 and 200 cubics. Rönningen photo presentation >>

Beat 5 - Röskaft Söndre

Röskaft Söndre. New Beat 2010. 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 beatiful and prolific beat and can be fished well in all water levels. The beat will be joined to Fishmaster Gaula Flyfishing rotation fishery for the weeks 30, 31 and 34 for the season 2010. During these three weeks this new Röskaft Söndre beat will be added as a beat number 5 and one more fishing group of 5 persons will be added to our Fishmaster Gaula rotation fishery. Röskaft Söndre photo presentation >>