Göta kanal
northern salmon river · 59°N
flow 53 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Göta kanal is a northern 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
- 1Emil Vainiobream30 cm
- 2Gustav Karlssonbream30 cm
- 3Linnea Björkperch19 cm
- 4Rickard Raskperch18 cm
- 5Axel Nyströmperch18 cm
- 6Torbjörn Karlssonroach15 cm
Species records here
bream30 cmEmil Vainio
perch19 cmLinnea Björk
roach15 cmTorbjörn Karlsson
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