Paraån
salmon river · 63°N
flow 49 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Paraån is a 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 Paraån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Åbergregnbåge29 cm
- 2Elin Strandgrayling24 cm
- 3Jürgen Åströmhavsoring-baltic24 cm
- 4Astrid Hägggrayling24 cm
- 5Anders Karlssonperch20 cm
- 6Oskar Wikströmhavsoring-baltic20 cm
Species records here
regnbåge29 cmJukka Åberg
havsoring-baltic24 cmJürgen Åström
grayling24 cmAstrid Hägg
perch20 cmAnders Karlsson
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