Nordre älv
southern lowland river · 58°N
flow 7 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Nordre älv 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 Nordre älv
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Forsbergsalmon53 cm
- 2Jukka Norénid40 cm
- 3Nils Nieminenid33 cm
- 4Heike Sjöbergwhitefish25 cm
- 5Kjell Vogelwhitefish24 cm
- 6Roland Krügersarv15 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmOle Forsberg
id33 cmNils Nieminen
whitefish24 cmKjell Vogel
sarv15 cmRoland Krüger
The same water, for real
