Week 23, 01.06.2025 -

07.06.2025

We are all very excited to see how fishing will develop this season. At the moment, we are very optimistic about the coming season. The conditions on the Orkla are excellent and fish have already been recorded passing the bjorset dam at the end of May. The test fishing in the Trondheimsfjord is also extremely positive. We are very happy that we were able to register our first salmon on the first day of the season. Stephen caught this fantastic salmon of 103 cm and approx. 10.50 kg in our beat “Blasmo”. Well done Stephen.Our guest Mattias was a little unlucky and lost two salmon after a short fight. But on the last evening he was successful. He managed to land a nice salmon of 90 cm. Congratulations to Mattias. Never give up ! After the first week we can say that the fishing has been very good so far. Especially when you consider that in the first week over 50% fewer anglers were registered on the Orkla! So far 102 salmon have been registered that have already passed the björset dam in Meldal. Compared to previous years, this is a normal number of salmon ascending to the middle section of the river. Test fishing with a NINA net in the fjord also yielded very good catch figures. All very positive signs for the coming weeks. Let's look forward to the coming weeks on the Orkla.

Week 24, 07.06.2025 -

14.06.2025

This week turned out to be very difficult. High water between 80 and 100 m3 and cold melt water. These are probably the main reasons for the slow fishing on Orkla and the surrounding waters. A normal number of fish have been registered passing the Björset dam again this week. Since saturday we have now had high air temperatures of up to 26 degrees. The water temperature has risen accordingly to around 10 degrees and the water level is falling. So good omens for the coming week. Let's see :-)

Week 25, 14.06.2025 -

21.06.2025

We also had a lot of water in the river this week, but the conditions were actually very good. Sun, rain and clouds alternated almost every hour. Unfortunately, the salmon bite is still very slow. But we know, based on the information from Orkla Fellesvorwaltning, that a normal number of salmon are coming up. In the first two weeks, more than 300 large salmon were recorded passing the dam. So far, the statistics are as good as an average year on the Orkla. However, if you consider that over 50 % fewer anglers fish on the Orkla than in an average year, you can speak of a very good season so far. From the middle of the week there were more fish to be seen and our guests often had contact with salmon. I was lucky enough to land a nice salmon on Friday. Let's carry on like this.

Week 25, 14.06.2025 -

21.06.2025

We also had a lot of water in the river this week, but the conditions were actually very good. Sun, rain and clouds alternated almost every hour. Unfortunately, the salmon bite is still very slow. But we know, based on the information from Orkla Fellesvorwaltning, that a normal number of salmon are coming up. In the first two weeks, more than 300 large salmon were recorded passing the dam. So far, the statistics are as good as an average year on the Orkla. However, if you consider that over 50 % fewer anglers fish on the Orkla than in an average year, you can speak of a very good season so far. From the middle of the week there were more fish to be seen and our guests often had contact with salmon. I was lucky enough to land a nice salmon on Friday. Let's carry on like this.

Week 26, 21.06.2025 -

28.06.2025

Flood levels of 80 to 205 m3 also prevailed this week. Very good conditions for the salmon to ascend into the Orkla. And the figures at the video station at bjorset dam confirm this. The salmon seem to be less aggressive due to the very cool weather and the persistent high water. Accordingly, we had many contacts, but were only able to land a few salmon. Bernd and Jeppe caught the first two grilse. Thomas, our regular guest, landed a fantastic salmon of 106 cm and approx. 11.60 kg at the end of the week. His personally biggest salmon so far. Well done Thomas. I had bad luck on friday. Shortly after breakfast I lost the long competition against a nice salmon after a strong fight with several air jumps. But during my evening session i quickly forgot the lost battle from the morning. After 20 minutes of a real fight i was able to land and successfully release a great salmon of 110 cm and approx. 13.50 kg.

Week 27, 28.06.2025 -

05.07.2025

At the beginning of this week we still had about 80 m2 of water in the Orkla. But it looks like the salmon are becoming more active. Now there were more jumping fish to be seen on all stretches. From the middle of this week we noticed a dramatic increase in contacts. Until the end of the week we had many fights with salmon but unfortunately we could only land a few. This also confirms the good numbers of rising salmon. Meanwhile, medium-sized salmon (5 - 7 kg) and also the grilse have arrived in the river in large numbers. This is of course very pleasing for the fish population in the orkla. In the middle of this week, the fisheries administration confirmed that the orkla can be fished normally until the end of the season So lots of good news and signs this week. Confirmation of good fishing came on the first evening for our new guests for the week that has just begun. 4 longline released salmon and two nice grilse caught and carefully released.

Week 28, 05.07.2025 -

12.07.2025

Slowly but surely the orkla is getting a normal water level . Fish of all sizes are being spotted in all the pools. Now the grilse have definitely arrived. A good number of medium-sized salmon are also being registered. The fishing is improving day by day. Almost all of our guests have been able to land Salmon. The biggest salmon of the week was landed by Manuel, a great fish weighing around 6.00 kg. Well done Manuel. We had a lot of contacts this week, unfortunately René couldn't land any of his 7 fish! Yannik also had the same bad luck. But that's also part of salmon fishing.

Week 29, 12.07.2025 -

19.07.2025

This week starts with real summer temperatures. 28 degrees. In the first few days of this week we have constant temperatures of up to 32 degrees. The water level is still around 35 m3 and the water temperature at Orkla has risen to 15 degrees. Great conditions for the floating line. Due to the high temperatures, we have moved the fishing to the evening and early morning hours. This was the right decision. Some good grilse and a nice salmon of 96 cm have been landed so far. Unfortunately, we received a message from our neighboring rivers that the Verdal and the Gaula were once again closed for fishing at short notice due to high water temperatures (20 degrees). According to weather forecasts, this warm period will last until the middle of next week. On the Orkla, the water doesn't get that warm, which is one of the advantages of the hydropower plants. They have to feed cool water from the large reservoirs into the Orkla. There is therefore hardly any danger of the Orkla being closed. The fishing is good, but tricky. There are lots of salmon in all the pools and they are interested in the flies but they bite very carefully. Steven had 7 salmon on the line, but unfortunately couldn't land a single one. Markus was very successful instead. During his salmon school he was able to land his first salmon with the fly. Well done Markus.

Week 30, 19.07.2025 -

26.07.2025

Many different nations are here this week, Germany, England, Finland, South Tyrol (Italy), Scotland and Wales. However, the temperatures are more like those in Spain or Greece. 30 to 32 degrees for the whole week and not a drop of rain in sight. Nevertheless, we had good fishing again with some fresh silver salmon between 5 and 6 Kg and some nice grilse. The Orkla does not mind the heat, enough water (40 m3) and water temperatures around 13 degrees allow for good fishing. Unfortunately Gaula, Forra and Verdal are still closed for fishing due to low water and water temperatures above 20 degrees. This week, the Finnish couple Anne and Mikko visited my salmon school. Unfortunately, Anne lost her first salmon after a short drill. Mikko, on the other hand, landed the biggest salmon (102 cm, approx. 10.50 kg) of the week. great job Mikko !

Week 31, 26.07.2025 -

02.08.2025

The weather has definitely changed now. Cooler temperatures, cloudy skies and the occasional rain shower. So good conditions for fishing. On monday, the gaula also reopened for fishing, although the forecast heavy rain has not yet materialized. Our biggest salmon so far was caught by our regular guest Andy. Approx. 7.5 kg. Well done Andy. The water level on the Orkla was briefly at the minimum ( 22 m3 ). I had a fantastic day on the 29th. Not much fishing and still caught 4 fresh grilse in 3 different pools in one day ! It's raining here at the moment. Let's see what this change in the weather means for the second half of the week.