Satsån
salmon river · 65°N
flow 23 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Satsån 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 Satsån
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Sabine VainioArctic char36 cm
- 2Elin HedlundArctic char31 cm
- 3Per Fischertrout30 cm
- 4Tomas Brandttrout30 cm
- 5Stefan Brandttrout30 cm
- 6Henrik NyströmArctic char28 cm
Species records here
Arctic char31 cmElin Hedlund
trout30 cmTomas Brandt
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