Gasjövasslen
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 33 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gasjövasslen 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 Gasjövasslen
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
The catch board
- 1Björn Olofssonpike57 cm
- 2Roland Sandströmtrout29 cm
- 3Erik Schmidttrout29 cm
- 4Eva Falktrout28 cm
- 5Rickard Brandtgrayling24 cm
- 6Mats Vainiograyling23 cm
Species records here
pike57 cmBjörn Olofsson
trout29 cmRoland Sandström
grayling24 cmRickard Brandt
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