Åvaån
salmon river · 59°N
flow 9 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Åvaån is a salmon 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
- 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 Åvaån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Astrid Vainiopike51 cm
- 2Axel Månssontrout30 cm
- 3Emil Strandsutare29 cm
- 4Sabine Vainioperch21 cm
- 5Oskar Hägghavsoring-baltic20 cm
- 6Karl Nyströmperch19 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmAstrid Vainio
trout30 cmAxel Månsson
sutare29 cmEmil Strand
perch21 cmSabine Vainio
havsoring-baltic20 cmOskar Hägg
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