Ätran
steep trout brook · 57°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 3.0% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Ätran is a steep trout brook. 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
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Ätran
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
färna
typically ~30 cm · can reach 60 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Per Nyströmpike54 cm
- 2Emil Wagnerburbot38 cm
- 3Petra Olofssonbream32 cm
- 4Bjørn Boströmtrout30 cm
- 5Jonas Wikströmtrout29 cm
- 6Andreas Petterssonperch18 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmPer Nyström
burbot38 cmEmil Wagner
bream32 cmPetra Olofsson
trout30 cmBjørn Boström
perch18 cmAndreas Pettersson
The same water, for real
