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Lars & Lars is coming The Spawning Festival
Friday below The Spawning Festival you can meet Lars Nilssen and Lars Lenth – the duo who for 30 years has combined fishing joy, humor and commitment to Norwegian fisheries management.
See the last salmon King Harald caught
In June 2026, the King was in place at The Lærdal River It was to be his last fishing trip – and here he also caught his last salmon.
In memory of the King and his long history with Lærdal
It is with great sadness The Lærdal Wild Salmon Visitor Centre has received the news of the King's passing. The King has had great importance for Lærdal, The Lærdal River , the salmon and the wild salmon center.
We are open until the end of September.
From August 16th we will be switching to new opening hours: Every day 11 am–6 pm
Video: Winter sturgeons released into the fjord, brought in new salmon
Four new wild salmon have moved into the tank at the visitor center.
Watch video: Life below the surface in the Lærdalselva River - week 25
Find out what our underwater camera captured in the week of June 25, 2026.
Daniel Kvammen is coming The Spawning Festival
On Saturday, October 24th, Daniel Kvammen will be on stage during The Spawning Festival in Laerdal.
Watch video: Salmon and sea trout with lice on their way up The Lærdal River
Our underwater camera has captured fish with salmon lice on their way up the river.
Watch video: Sea trout on their way out The Lærdal River to graze in the Sognefjord
Our underwater camera has captured sea trout on their way out into the Sognefjord to graze.
Watch video: We teach the winter owls at the center how to eat
The salmon and sea trout you see at the Wild Salmon Visitor Center in Lærdal now in May 2026, migrate up into The Lærdal River in 2025.
Opening of the visitor center on May 1st
First visitor group in 2026 in place at newly opened visitor center in Lærdal.
New fish in place for the season opening: Meet life in The Lærdal River at close range
We have been out in the river catching salmon and sea trout to show visitors since May 1st.
Ready for season opening from May 1, 2026
We look forward to welcoming young and old every day from May 1st to September 30th.
We have been authorized as a visitor center for wild salmon by the Norwegian Environment Agency.
A major milestone and a seal of quality.
Vidar Lillevik appointed as new nature guide
Be responsible for conducting nature guidance adapted to competency goals at various levels in the school system.