Hökvasslan
northern lowland river · 62°N
flow 35 m³/sgradient 0.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Hökvasslan is a northern lowland 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 Hökvasslan
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 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
- 1Sören Häggpike50 cm
- 2Mikael Petterssonregnbåge31 cm
- 3Kjell Krügertrout30 cm
- 4Nils Erikssonregnbåge28 cm
- 5Torbjörn Lundgrayling24 cm
- 6Jukka Schmidtperch20 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmSören Hägg
trout30 cmKjell Krüger
regnbåge28 cmNils Eriksson
grayling24 cmTorbjörn Lund
perch20 cmJukka Schmidt
The same water, for real
