Sexan
southern salmon river · 62°N
flow 55 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sexan 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 Sexan
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 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
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Åbergburbot39 cm
- 2Heike Sundintrout28 cm
- 3Per Häggwhitefish27 cm
- 4Linnea Korhonengrayling24 cm
- 5Johan Viklundgrayling24 cm
- 6Lars Sandströmroach15 cm
Species records here
burbot39 cmRickard Åberg
trout28 cmHeike Sundin
whitefish27 cmPer Hägg
grayling24 cmLinnea Korhonen
roach15 cmLars Sandström
The same water, for real
