Byskeälven
lowland river · 65°N
flow 35 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Byskeälven is a lowland 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 Byskeälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Astrid Hedlundpike52 cm
- 2Linnea Nieminenregnbåge31 cm
- 3Lars Sandströmregnbåge29 cm
- 4Jonas Krügergrayling29 cm
- 5Oskar ÅbergArctic char28 cm
- 6Karin Nyströmgrayling24 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmAstrid Hedlund
regnbåge31 cmLinnea Nieminen
Arctic char28 cmOskar Åberg
grayling24 cmKarin Nyström
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