Lekarån
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 44 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Lekarån 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 Lekarån
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Fredrik Boströmpike49 cm
- 2Emil Falkburbot37 cm
- 3Jonas Krügertrout29 cm
- 4Anders Karlssongrayling28 cm
- 5Sören Björkgrayling24 cm
- 6Mikko Sandströmelritsa6 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmFredrik Boström
burbot37 cmEmil Falk
trout29 cmJonas Krüger
grayling28 cmAnders Karlsson
elritsa6 cmMikko Sandström
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