The RiverIt is estimated that more than 5 000 salmon pass the Årgård beat every season on their way to the spawning areas up the Ferga River and in the Öyenså River and its contributories. The upper part consists of some fairly big lakes where some of the salmon remain, waiting for autumn when they swim up into small creeks and brooks to spawn. In this way the stock of salmon is well-protected against drought and extreme low water levels which can be fatal in other rivers. The large lakes hold water and keep the river supplied with a small but regular flow, even during extreme drought periods like the ones that occurred during the first years of the new millennium. In normal conditions, the river is 20-35 meters wide, relatively shallow and easy to wade in. Only in extreme high-water conditions is a two-hand fly rod handy; otherwise the Årgård River is ideal for one-hand fishing with a floating line (class 6-7). You could in fact say that this is a salmon river for trout fishermen as the methods and techniques used are in many ways very similar to traditional trout fishing. Water levelhttp://www2.nve.no/h/hd/plotreal/Q/0138.00001.000/plot.gif
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