Faxån
lowland river · 63°N
flow 39 m³/sgradient 0.5%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Faxån 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 Faxån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Fischertrout28 cm
- 2Roland Olofssongrayling25 cm
- 3Oskar Wikströmgrayling25 cm
- 4Per Bakkegrayling24 cm
- 5Mikael Nieminenperch23 cm
- 6Axel Nyströmroach16 cm
Species records here
trout28 cmHeike Fischer
grayling25 cmOskar Wikström
perch23 cmMikael Nieminen
roach16 cmAxel Nyström
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