The river · Surna

Fishing

For the dedicated fly fisher, Nygard Lodge is the stuff of dreams.

The magic of salmon fishing

3 kilometres of exclusive river

With 3 kilometres of exclusive, private water on the legendary Surna, you have access to one of the very finest stretches of fly-fishing river in Norway. The Surna is a national salmon river renowned for its large fish — and here the conditions are perfectly suited to the ultimate, most elegant form of the sport.

The fishing unfolds in some of the river's most celebrated and historic salmon pools.

3 kmPrivate water
7Named pools
50–400Salmon per season
5 kg+Average weight
The beat

Seven pools — seven stories

Follow the river from Ørastraumen down to Bjorhølen. Select a pool to read more.

Surna → Ørastraumen Gammelgjerdshølen Advokaten Sæterhølen Talgøypollen Bjorhølsstraumen Bjorhølen

Morning mist over the Surna — the great moments so often arrive in the stillness.

Hardy Mobile

Driven in gentlemanly style

You are driven to and from the river in the lodge's own Hardy Mobile — a beautifully restored 1975 Land Rover. The British classic lends the fishing day an incomparable, nostalgic air.

Land Rover bonnet with a fly reel
Land Rover · Series III · 1975
The lodge's rod room with tackle and catch record
The rod room · Nygard Lodge
Everything taken care of

Simply arrive — we handle the rest

There are no logistics to worry about. The lodge provides all the fishing tackle you need, of the highest quality, along with a dedicated drying room and rod room.

For those wishing to perfect their technique — or who are new to the sport — bespoke guiding and professional casting tuition are offered on the riverbank.

From the riverbank

The moments

Freshly caught salmon beside a fly rod
Fresh-run salmon · Surna
Fly fisher wading in the rapids, wrapped in morning mist
Midstream
Classic fly box with a salmon fly
The fly box
Casting from the stony bank
The cast
Classic brass fly reel
The reel
Fly fisher in tweed by the river
The angler
River landscape with lupins
The beat in June
Angler in the morning mist on still water
Still water
Fly rods against a stone wall
Rods at the ready
Practicalities

How the beat is let

We host groups only. The entire beat is let from Saturday to Wednesday, or Wednesday to Saturday. Two parties of up to five rods may also share the beat, rotating at midnight.

Accommodation in the lodge and the main house, meals and guiding are arranged as part of your stay.

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The season awaits

The big salmon are holding in the pool

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