Rules for Local Cards/Fishing Licenses Fishing permitted upon redemption of a fishing license or local card.
Fishing permitted upon redemption of a fishing license or local card.
- Persons registered in the church register in Floda parish and the family members of the fishing license holders such as children, sons-in-law or daughters-in-law, even if they reside elsewhere, are entitled to redeem local cards.
- Owners of holiday homes located within the fisheries management area, but residing elsewhere, are entitled to purchase 1 local card per year.
- Children under 18 years of age fish for free if someone in the family has redeemed a card, this also applies in the company of grandparents.
- Outstanding fishing gear must be provided with a name tag and telephone number (nets, minnows, crayfish cages, etc.).
- Fishing may be conducted in Floda parish except for Östra Glasögontjärnen and Byrtjärnarna.
- Fishing may be conducted with the following hand gear: spinning, reel, fly, fly rod or ice rod as well as with a jig, rod and net.
- Net fishing is only permitted in Flosjön and Närsen targeting small whitefish (sicklefish) with a fine mesh net, maximum 16 mm mesh size.
- Fishing lures maximum 15 per card, minimum size of fishing hook 10cm.
- Angling permitted in all waters with the exception of Basttjärn, Långsjön, Gysstjärn, Byrtjärnarna and Östra Glasögontjärnen.
- Prohibition of fishing in valuable fish waters (also applies to the rapids of the river) with nets, jigs, fly rods, longlines, otters, rods, standing hooks and drift fishing with a bottle or similar.
- All fishing with fixed gear targeting valuable fish is prohibited, jigs are permitted in Närsen.
- Fisheries: Fishing from boats and float rings is prohibited, (exceptions: Närsen, Älven, Gryssen, Olsen, Dammsjön, Flosjön and Långsjön).
- Fisheries: Fishing may be conducted with 1 handheld rod per person. A maximum of 2 fish may be caught per card and day.
- Minimum size for Grayling and Trout: 35cm. Also applies to streams and other smaller watercourses where fishing is permitted (not the rapids, see below).
- Fisheries in all rapids: a) Only one handheld rod per person and card. b) Only grayling and trout between 35-45 cm may be kept, all others must be released regardless of condition, only one trout and one grayling per fishing card and day may be kept.
- Grayfishing prohibited from 1 May to 1 June due to spawning.
- Trout fishing prohibited in flowing water from. 15 Sept to 1 Nov. If trout is caught in flowing water when grayling fishing is conducted during the period 15 Sept to 1 Nov, it must always be released regardless of condition or size. Rules for Flosjön: All trout between 50-100 cm must be released regardless of condition, this is because they are invaluable breeding fish.
- Crayfish fishing: permission according to annual meeting decision.
- Fishing ban 100 m out into the river at Fänforsen's rest area.
- Rules for fishing in Kärringforsen - Special rules - Eco-Fisting: (These rules apply to both tourist cards and local cards) a) Ecological fishing so-called Catch and Release. b) Fishing permitted with fly, rod and spinning rods. Fly and live bait may be used. Hook must be barbed. c) All fish caught must be released regardless of the condition of the fish.
- Trolling fishing - Trolling prohibited, only one rod per person may be used from 15/6 2021, the trolling license is hereby revoked.
- Pike fishing, Pikes under 90 cm in length may be taken up, all pikes over 90 cm are released regardless of condition. Applies to all waters with the exception of the River where pikes over 90 cm may be taken up.
Any violation of the fishing regulations will be prosecuted. The fishing license must be carried when fishing and presented upon request by a fishing inspector. Supervision takes place continuously. According to the annual meeting decision and the Act §31, the fisheries management area has the right to charge an inspection fee. The inspection fee is charged at 5% of the applicable price base amount. In addition, violation of the rules may result in suspension from all fishing in our waters if the violation is serious and intentional.