Sidkällan
southern salmon river · 62°N
flow 58 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sidkällan 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 Sidkällan
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Erik ViklundArctic char30 cm
- 2Karin Sjöbergtrout29 cm
- 3Emil Brandtgrayling29 cm
- 4Wolfgang Nyströmgrayling25 cm
- 5Andreas Häggperch18 cm
- 6Ole Brandtperch18 cm
Species records here
Arctic char30 cmErik Viklund
trout29 cmKarin Sjöberg
grayling25 cmWolfgang Nyström
perch18 cmAndreas Hägg
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