Göta kanal
salmon river · 59°N
flow 35 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Göta kanal 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 Göta kanal
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
asp
typically ~48 cm · can reach 90 cm
björkna
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Andreas Petterssonasp40 cm
- 2Torbjörn Häggtrout28 cm
- 3Rickard Raskperch20 cm
- 4Gustav Åströmbjörkna16 cm
- 5Lars Webervendace13 cm
- 6Heike Häggruffe10 cm
Species records here
asp40 cmAndreas Pettersson
trout28 cmTorbjörn Hägg
perch20 cmRickard Rask
björkna16 cmGustav Åström
vendace13 cmLars Weber
ruffe10 cmHeike Hägg
The same water, for real
