Sarvesjåkkå
lowland river · 67°N
flow 49 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Sarvesjåkkå is a 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 Sarvesjåkkå
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Stefan Åströmburbot37 cm
- 2Heike Boströmtrout32 cm
- 3Roland Sandströmtrout31 cm
- 4Jürgen Hansentrout29 cm
- 5Oskar Hedlundgrayling24 cm
- 6Karl Sandströmelritsa6 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmStefan Åström
trout31 cmRoland Sandström
grayling24 cmOskar Hedlund
elritsa6 cmKarl Sandström
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