Trout-salmonfishing.com - Fishing for salmon and sea trout in Driva

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Driva is a very beautiful river with its shimmering green water and almost magical nature. Is the salmon live about 8 mil from Sundalsfjorden and up to Oppdalsfossen, runs flush with the road 70 by Sunndalen on its way down to the the fjord.

Hjelle, fishing stretch of the Driva. Image Driva Guide

Fishing

The picture shows Sverre with a couple of really big sea trout taken in Driva 2003; the largest weighs 6.15 kg. Photo: Jacqueline Taylor Oates.

Driva the river, which belonged, one of the best salmon fishing rivers in Norway. Became like many other Norwegian rivers, struck by the terrible Gyrodactylus. This meant that salmon population more or less lost. One man's death, the other's bread, sea trout grew strongly and today it is mainly sea trout fishery that attracts. But should add, that the salmon population is slowly recovering. Much remains to fishing from olden times!.

Sundal Jäger and fishing association has their own stretches of the river Driva as follows, possibly are more. zone 1 Is about 1 km long and the most popular stretches which will take most fish, the distance is from the Driva bridge and down to the fjord and is fished on both sides. zone 2 Small and friendly stretch of around 800 m and it is fished from both sides, with the exception of a lot in the middle of the stretch. zone 3 It consists of three different stretches Villabyöran-Tröan-Bradde Tröan and the brim and the upper part of Villabyöan typical spin poles The lower part of Villabyöran is a nice stretch for fly fishing.

More about fishing

Sverre says he fished on a private fishing stretch of the Driva, as the reasons are understandably a little secret. But it should be high up in the river near Björbäck bridge. He always fishes with single handed fly rod, Class # 7-8 to get better fishing feel. A little fishing tips from Sverre who fished for 30 years in Driva. On the bright little river, he usually use small flies that "Green Wells Glory" when the sun shines. When it starts getting dark, he takes out the fly "Heggeli". At night, the black flies that apply. All flies binds himself and them varies little from the original patterns.

Most of the driva river utilized by Sunndal hunting and fishing association, see the link in the menu.

Sverre's total sea trout catch August 1 weeks 2003rd Photo: Jacqueline Taylor Oates