Svartån
southern lowland river · 61°N
flow 29 m³/sgradient 0.1%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Svartån 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 Svartån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 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
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Mikko Forsbergpike58 cm
- 2Jonas Häggid31 cm
- 3Henrik Forsbergbream30 cm
- 4Emil Vainioregnbåge29 cm
- 5Gustav Åströmgrayling23 cm
- 6Tomas Wikströmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike58 cmMikko Forsberg
id31 cmJonas Hägg
bream30 cmHenrik Forsberg
regnbåge29 cmEmil Vainio
grayling23 cmGustav Åström
perch18 cmTomas Wikström
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