Sjoutälven
northern flowing forest stream · 65°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 0.8%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Sjoutälven is a northern flowing forest stream. 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 Sjoutälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Per Dahltrout29 cm
- 2Johan Nieminengrayling29 cm
- 3Magnus Hedlundtrout28 cm
- 4Lars Lindqvisttrout28 cm
- 5Henrik Bergtrout28 cm
- 6Gustav Raskgrayling25 cm
Species records here
grayling29 cmJohan Nieminen
trout28 cmMagnus Hedlund
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