Nitsån
southern lowland river · 67°N
flow 22 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Nitsån is a southern 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 Nitsån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Mats Vainiograyling26 cm
- 2Heike Fischergrayling25 cm
- 3Johan Björkgrayling25 cm
- 4Elin Hedlundwhitefish24 cm
- 5Erik Sjöbergruffe11 cm
- 6Tomas Lindqvistruffe10 cm
Species records here
grayling25 cmJohan Björk
whitefish24 cmElin Hedlund
ruffe10 cmTomas Lindqvist
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