Norsälven
southern salmon river · 60°N
flow 44 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Norsälven 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Norsälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The catch board
- 1Wolfgang Krügerpike50 cm
- 2Jürgen Falkperch18 cm
- 3Heike Dahlroach16 cm
- 4Tomas Wikströmroach15 cm
- 5Sören Månssonelritsa6 cm
- 6Björn Boströmelritsa5 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmWolfgang Krüger
perch18 cmJürgen Falk
roach16 cmHeike Dahl
elritsa5 cmBjörn Boström
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