Edsån
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 47 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Edsån 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
- 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 Edsån
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Lars Strandburbot37 cm
- 2Axel Raskwhitefish32 cm
- 3Anders Blomwhitefish24 cm
- 4Jürgen Schmidtwhitefish24 cm
- 5Bjørn Johansenwhitefish24 cm
- 6Heike Wikströmelritsa6 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmLars Strand
whitefish24 cmAnders Blom
elritsa6 cmHeike Wikström
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