Göta kanal
southern salmon river · 59°N
flow 29 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Göta kanal 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Göta kanal
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The catch board
- 1Astrid Viklundpike51 cm
- 2Rickard Lundbream33 cm
- 3Anna Häggbream32 cm
- 4Karin Sjöbergperch18 cm
- 5Johan Karlssonperch18 cm
- 6Jonas Krügerroach15 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmAstrid Viklund
bream32 cmAnna Hägg
perch18 cmKarin Sjöberg
roach15 cmJonas Krüger
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