🇳🇴 Fishing in Randsfjorden
Norway's fourth-largest lake — mixed fishery south of Mjøsa
Randsfjorden is Norway's fourth-largest lake (140 km²), lying just south of Mjøsa in Innlandet. The lake offers an impressive mix: brown trout, pike, perch, whitefish, vendace and burbot. Trolling for trout and casting for big pike bring anglers back year after year.
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Weather at Randsfjorden
Best fishing times today
Day length: 18h 5mBite windows today
- Dawn00:33 – 03:23Excellent
- Morning03:23 – 11:25Good
- Midday11:25 – 17:28Calm
- Afternoon17:28 – 19:28Good
- Dusk19:28 – 22:17Excellent
- Night22:17 – 00:33Good
Geography & facts
The lake is 74 km long, up to 4 km wide and reaches 131 m in depth. It drains via the Randselva river.
How to fish
Summer trolling for trout; shallow-water pike in spring and autumn; whitefish and vendace on nets — plus flies and micro-jigs.
Fish species
Fishing license
Licenses are sold by the local grunneierlag via Inatur — day and season passes. Norway's national fee doesn't apply to lake fishing.
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