Whether fresh from the sea in the early season or holding fish in low water late season, the Atlantic salmon of the Gaula are some of the meanest you will encounter, and aggressive to the fly.
The Gaula River is an amazing fishery, a rather fast flowing river which runs through unspoiled surroundings starting from the mountains near the Swedish border and running down to where it enters the sea at the Trondheim Fjord. Undammed and extremely wadeable, it is one of the premiere rivers in the country for fly anglers that prefer to cast from the water and that do not care to fish from the boat. The Gaula is one of the most fabled salmon rivers in Norway and it has always been regarded as one of the finest and most productive salmon rivers in the entire world, producing some of the largest Atlantic salmon taken on the fly. The Norwegian Flyfishers Club has many of the finest beats on the river to provide the best angling there is to offer in any conditions, high water or low, and right next to the salt in the lower river or up river where the fish hold later in the season. The entire length of the river is amazingly beautiful, with very diverse water types for swinging flies. The upper part of the Gaula valley is very narrow and the water is shallower with big boulders both on the banks and in the river. On the lower stretches the valley is wider and the big boulders become gravel bars as you get closer to the sea. They have it all at the NFC and the beautifully remodeled lodge sits in the perfect location on the river for access to wherever you need to be.
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