Luleälven bigren
northern salmon river · 68°N
flow 30 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Luleälven bigren is a northern 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 Luleälven bigren
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Emil Brandtsalmon53 cm
- 2Heike Dahlsea trout37 cm
- 3Karin Nyströmtrout29 cm
- 4Per Holmtrout28 cm
- 5Bjørn Boströmperch22 cm
- 6Wolfgang Åbergperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmEmil Brandt
sea trout37 cmHeike Dahl
trout28 cmPer Holm
perch22 cmBjørn Boström
The same water, for real
