Bodaälven
salmon river · 60°N
flow 58 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Bodaälven 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 Bodaälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 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
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Ida Månssontrout29 cm
- 2Johan Nieminentrout28 cm
- 3Lars Weberwhitefish25 cm
- 4Oskar Nilssonvendace13 cm
- 5Eva Sandströmruffe10 cm
- 6Maria Lundruffe10 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmIda Månsson
whitefish25 cmLars Weber
vendace13 cmOskar Nilsson
ruffe10 cmMaria Lund
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