Bolstraån
southern salmon river · 58°N
flow 36 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Bolstraån 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Bolstraån
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Petra Ekbream30 cm
- 2Mikael BjörkArctic char30 cm
- 3Kjell Dahlbream30 cm
- 4Johan Raskwhitefish26 cm
- 5Hanna Viklundwhitefish25 cm
- 6Erik Viklundwhitefish24 cm
Species records here
bream30 cmKjell Dahl
Arctic char30 cmMikael Björk
whitefish26 cmJohan Rask
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