Ältsån
lowland river · 66°N
flow 9 m³/sgradient 0.5%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Ältsån is a lowland river. The water flows — fish hold behind rocks, in current seams and pools, letting the food drift to them. On high water the fish run upstream; on low water they sit tight in the deeper runs.
Permits & rules
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Ältsån
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Magnus JohansenArctic char32 cm
- 2Jürgen SchmidtArctic char32 cm
- 3Lars KorhonenArctic char29 cm
- 4Björn BoströmArctic char29 cm
- 5Elin SjöbergArctic char29 cm
- 6Mikko NorénArctic char28 cm
The same water, for real
