Hovmanneån
salmon river · 57°N
flow 55 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Hovmanneån is a 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 Hovmanneån
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Astrid Häggtrout37 cm
- 2Sara Lehmannid35 cm
- 3Rickard Brandtid35 cm
- 4Heike Lindqvistid35 cm
- 5Stefan Ekid31 cm
- 6Oskar Wagnertrout29 cm
Species records here
id31 cmStefan Ek
trout29 cmOskar Wagner
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