Handölan
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 17 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Handölan 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 Handölan
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Ida Rasktrout30 cm
- 2Rickard Viklundtrout30 cm
- 3Erik Holmtrout28 cm
- 4Sabine Schmidtelritsa6 cm
- 5Nils Sandströmelritsa6 cm
- 6Emil Vainioelritsa6 cm
Species records here
trout28 cmErik Holm
elritsa6 cmNils Sandström
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