Hjortån
southern salmon river · 57°N
flow 60 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Hjortån 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 Hjortån
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
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Anna Lundsutare30 cm
- 2Axel Rasksutare28 cm
- 3Stefan Brandtsutare27 cm
- 4Torbjörn Petterssonroach17 cm
- 5Tomas Wikströmroach16 cm
- 6Linnea Karlssonroach16 cm
Species records here
sutare28 cmAxel Rask
roach16 cmLinnea Karlsson
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