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Best brown trout lakes in Norway

515 Norway waters hold brown trout, 514 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Wary, nocturnal-leaning predator. Shorelines and inflows in cold months; the thermocline in summer.

1. Randsfjorden — 430 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
2. Mjøsa — 1486 ft max · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
3. Femunden — 492 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
4. Snåsavatnet — 397 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
5. Møsvatn — 225 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
6. Altevatnet — 325 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
7. Tinnsjå — 1509 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
8. Holsfjorden — 945 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
9. Storsjøen — 1014 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
10. Krøderen — 427 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
11. Øyeren — 249 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
12. Suldalsvatnet — 1234 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
13. Vesle Ossjøen — 384 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
14. Fyresvatnet — 1237 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
15. Totak — 1004 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
16. Selbusjøen — 676 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
17. Aursunden — 197 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
18. Nisser — 768 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
19. Salsvatnet — 1522 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
20. Vannsjø — 144 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
21. Hornindalsvatnet — 1686 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
22. Farris — 394 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
23. Nååmesjenjaevrie — 276 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
24. Storsjøen — 56 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish
25. Sperillen — 423 ft max · survey depth data · Northern Pike, European Perch, Brown Trout, Lake Whitefish

…plus 490 more Norway waters holding brown trout.

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When to fish brown trout in Norway

• Spring 3–25 ft — Cold-water browns hug shorelines, river mouths and mud lines — often in a few feet of water early and late.
• Summer 25–60 ft — Browns sit at the thermocline by day and slide shallow after dark — the night troll takes the giants.
• Fall 5–30 ft — Spawn-run browns stage off tributaries and gravel shorelines, aggressive and territorial.
• Winter 5–35 ft — Browns feed all winter — nearshore when bait is in, deeper breaks otherwise.

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