Kirjesån
salmon river · 66°N
flow 20 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kirjesån 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 Kirjesån
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Mats Bergsalmon53 cm
- 2Heike Häggsalmon52 cm
- 3Karin JohansenArctic char30 cm
- 4Emil Webergrayling25 cm
- 5Petra Månssongrayling24 cm
- 6Stefan Ekgrayling24 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmMats Berg
Arctic char30 cmKarin Johansen
grayling25 cmEmil Weber
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