Östvallen
salmon river · 61°N
flow 45 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Östvallen 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 Östvallen
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Jonas Wagnerpike60 cm
- 2Rickard Åbergpike54 cm
- 3Wolfgang Korhonenpike52 cm
- 4Henrik Ektrout30 cm
- 5Nils Sandströmelritsa6 cm
- 6Mikael Björkelritsa6 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmRickard Åberg
trout30 cmHenrik Ek
elritsa6 cmNils Sandström
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