Brattaälv
salmon river · 60°N
flow 33 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Brattaälv 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 Brattaälv
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 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
Arctic char
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
- 1Astrid Häggpike50 cm
- 2Jonas Wikströmburbot45 cm
- 3Henrik Forsbergwhitefish32 cm
- 4Björn StrandArctic char30 cm
- 5Lars Webertrout28 cm
- 6Kjell Krügertrout28 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmAstrid Hägg
burbot45 cmJonas Wikström
whitefish32 cmHenrik Forsberg
Arctic char30 cmBjörn Strand
trout28 cmLars Weber
The same water, for real
