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Introduction
For many
first-time Glomma fly fisherman, this river can be very impressive because
it is so big! At a lot of places it's flowing quite fast, and it seems
that wading will be a difficult story. And where are all these grayling ?
The first time I fished Glomma at Kvennan Camping, I just felt like this.
I was invited by Sepp, an old gentleman from Switzerland, to have lunch &
a drink before going out to fish together. We had a nice meal and more
than one drink, and Sepp decided we were going to fish at the other side
of the isles at the campsite. So he crossed the river, just in the middle
of the campsite, and of course I followed. I was just 32 years old then,
and as fit as I ever was, but I had to fight the current and the alcohol
to prevent a swim. I was sober again instantly, and managed to keep on my
feet thanks to the wading staff I was using. Rod between my teeth and two
hands on the staff did the trick. Old Sepp almost had no problems at all,
he knew exactly where to place his feet, and what he was doing. Well, to
make a long story short, you can wade at most places, even if they look
dangerous, but it really helps if someone can show you places to cross. In
the meantime, look for places that are a bit more shallow. You can divide
this river into smaller streams, if you look carefully, and make a good
choice where to start. Look at the maps for stretches with isles and start
there.
And yes, those grayling are everywhere!
Statistics
2007
Last summer I asked a few fly fisherman to fill in a catching statistic.
In total 80 fishing days are recorded, from mid of June until mid of July.
The illustration below shows the numbers of caught grayling.
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< 30 cm |
30-35 cm |
35-40 cm |
40-45 cm |
> 45 cm |
total |
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Eidsfossen zone |
28,7 % |
25,6 % |
34,3 % |
9,9 % |
1,5 % |
100 % |
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Fly Fishing zone |
34,0 % |
31,6 % |
29,4 % |
4,7 % |
0,3 % |
100 % |
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Total |
32,9 % |
30,4 % |
30,4 % |
5,8 % |
0,6 % |
100 % |
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Scientific research shows
that grayling in Glomma can grow between 4 and 8
cm a year. We will do our own research, in cooperation with Evenstad University
College, to determine the age of caught grayling and
trout. It will be done by looking at the scales of the fish. From summer
2008 on we will also ask every fisherman to fill in a catching statistic,
so we can closely follow the effects of minimum and maximum size, and the
bag limits.
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