Röjan
salmon river · 62°N
flow 42 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Röjan 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 Röjan
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Petra Månssonpike50 cm
- 2Magnus Hedlundwhitefish34 cm
- 3Emil Nyströmgrayling24 cm
- 4Lars Strandperch19 cm
- 5Sören Lundperch19 cm
- 6Bjørn Boströmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmPetra Månsson
whitefish34 cmMagnus Hedlund
grayling24 cmEmil Nyström
perch19 cmLars Strand
The same water, for real
