Lillån
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 48 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Lillån 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 Lillån
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Magnus Fischertrout30 cm
- 2Stefan OlofssonArctic char30 cm
- 3Tomas Webertrout29 cm
- 4Per Bakkegrayling25 cm
- 5Petra Ekgrayling24 cm
- 6Jürgen Dahlgrayling24 cm
Species records here
Arctic char30 cmStefan Olofsson
trout29 cmTomas Weber
grayling25 cmPer Bakke
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