Gärdan
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 10 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gärdan 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
- 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 Gärdan
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 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
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
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Johan Björkpike57 cm
- 2Mats Hansenål46 cm
- 3Tomas Weberbream30 cm
- 4Bjørn Boströmwhitefish25 cm
- 5Axel Lindqvistvendace14 cm
- 6Fredrik Sundinvendace13 cm
Species records here
pike57 cmJohan Björk
ål46 cmMats Hansen
bream30 cmTomas Weber
whitefish25 cmBjørn Boström
vendace14 cmAxel Lindqvist
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