Almost the entire Tisleia is now managed by Tisleia Elveeierlag, which is a collaboration between all landowners along Tisleia. The exception is Golsfjellet Fiskeforening, which sells their own licenses along the south side at the top of the channel, just downstream of the dam (Tisleidammen), with season 5^th of June to 10^th of September.

See map here – fly fishing zones marked in green to red.

The rules and regulations of fishing in Tisleia is under supervision of a fishing bailiff.

SEASON: 20^th of May to 10^th of September

Fishing licenses can be purchased at www.inatur.no or at local stores.

GENERAL FISHING REGULATIONS

• Permitted fishing gear: Flies, lures and worms. Not baitfish.
• You are encouraged to kill all fish under 25 cm and release all fish over 35 cm. Please handle fish that you intend to release with care and use barbless hooks (barbs must be clamped down), as well as use of knotted free net, if you intend to release fish.
• The license is personal and not transferable. The license is not valid without identification.
• Children under the age of 16 do not need to buy a fishing license, but must otherwise adhere to the regulations. Adults fishing with minors have to purchase a fishing license.
• The fly fishing zones have their own fishing licenses, which gives access to fishing the whole river, except Golsfjellet Fiskeforening’s zone. Separate fishing regulations apply for the fly fishing zones. (See below).
• If you buy license for areas outside fly fishing zones, you have no access to fishing in the fly fishing zones.
• When wading, be careful not to damage the bottom vegetation of the river.
• Violations of the regulations will lead to charges and can result in a police report.
• Do not walk on farmland.

We want to avoid parasites in Tisleia . If you want to gut your catch riverside , we encourage strongly to bring the fish waste home . Alternatively, it may be buried in the ground a good distance away from the riverbank. Whatever you do , do not throw fish waste or dead fish back into the river .

FLY FISHING ZONE REGULATIONS

• Only the use of fly fishing equipment is allowed, where the casting weight is the weight of the fly line. Maximum three flies on one line, only single hooks. Max hook size 10.
• It is forbidden to kill fish over 35 cm in the fly fishing zones.
• Each angler can catch and kill one fish per fishing day between 25 and 35 cm. Fishing must be stopped until the next day after this.
• Anglers are encouraged to kill all fish under 25 cm.
• Only the use of barbless hooks is allowed (barbs must be clamped down), as well as use of knotted free net.
• When wading, be careful not to damage the bottom vegeatation of the river.
• Fishing with worms or lures is not permitted in the fly fishing zones, nor for children under 16 years.
• The license is personal and not transferable. The license is not valid without identification.
• Violations of the regulations will lead to charges and can result in a police report.
• Anglers are obligated to have a measuring tool. With doubt of the size of the fish, release it unharmed.
• Fly fishing zones are marked by signs and on maps. The fly fishing zones goes from sign to sign.

Anyone with a valid fishing license are allowed to ask other anglers to present their fishing license, and inform about the rules that apply in the river. If illegal fishing is suspected, you are encouraged to contact the fishing bailiff.

Phone number to the fishing bailiff: +47 61359950