Lövan
northern lowland river · 63°N
flow 36 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Lövan 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 Lövan
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Jonas Wikströmburbot46 cm
- 2Jonas Blomburbot37 cm
- 3Heike DahlArctic char33 cm
- 4Jukka Fischertrout31 cm
- 5Mikko Holmtrout28 cm
- 6Karl Petterssonelritsa6 cm
Species records here
burbot46 cmJonas Wikström
Arctic char33 cmHeike Dahl
trout31 cmJukka Fischer
elritsa6 cmKarl Pettersson
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