Galvån
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 45 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Galvån 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 Galvån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 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
löja
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Astrid Wagnerzander52 cm
- 2Oskar Åbergzander41 cm
- 3Henrik Ekzander41 cm
- 4Astrid Häggburbot39 cm
- 5Sören Häggbream30 cm
- 6Jonas Webervendace14 cm
Species records here
zander52 cmAstrid Wagner
burbot39 cmAstrid Hägg
bream30 cmSören Hägg
vendace14 cmJonas Weber
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