THE SALMON-RIVERS OP NORWAY. 221 



Eridsfjord Elv, which falls into a branch of the Lange- 

 fjord. Further north is the Surendal Elv, a first-class 

 salmon river; further north of which again is the 

 Boevre Elv. All these rivers abound with fine trout. 



SONDRE THRONDJEMS AMT. 



The Guul Elv, which falls into the Throndj em-fjord 

 a few miles below that city, is one of the most cele- 

 brated salmon-rivers in this country. 



The Nid Elv, near Throndjem, has some first-class 

 salmon in it. Below the Leer-fos is a very pretty 

 waterfall. 



The salmon in many of the rivers in this amt are 

 very large ; and it is by no means uncommon to catch 

 a fish weighing forty pounds. The reindeer-shooting 

 in the Dovre-fjeld, which is in Sondre Throndjems 

 Amt, is the best sport of the kind to be had in Nor- 

 way. Here, also, is the best ryper shooting. On Hit- 

 teren, an island off the coast near Throndjem, there 

 are some red deer, the only place in Norway where 

 they are found. Permission could be obtained, no 

 doubt, for a day's sport there. Bears may occasionally 

 be met with in this amt. 



NORDRE THRONDJEMS AMT. 



The Namsen Elv, the most celebrated salmon-river 

 in Norway, is in this amt. It rises in the Nams Vand, 

 a lake 1300 feet above the level of the sea; and the 

 river itself is reached by steamer from Throndjem. 

 The whole of the fishing on this noted river has been 

 leased to Englishmen, a hint which the angler will 

 probably understand. The fishing below the Fiskum- 

 fos is supposed to be the best ; and here a salmon was 



