Bönälven
southern salmon river · 66°N
flow 41 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Bönälven is a southern 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 Bönälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 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
The catch board
- 1Torbjörn Petterssonburbot37 cm
- 2Gustav Nilssonburbot36 cm
- 3Linnea Nieminentrout30 cm
- 4Andreas Petterssongrayling24 cm
- 5Jonas Johansenperch18 cm
- 6Linnea Vogelstensimpa6 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmGustav Nilsson
trout30 cmLinnea Nieminen
grayling24 cmAndreas Pettersson
perch18 cmJonas Johansen
stensimpa6 cmLinnea Vogel
The same water, for real
