Skansån
lowland river · 59°N
flow 57 m³/sgradient 0.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Skansån 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 Skansån
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Nyströmtrout35 cm
- 2Bjørn Boströmtrout28 cm
- 3Rickard Brandttrout28 cm
- 4Jürgen Nilssonperch20 cm
- 5Elin Viklundperch19 cm
- 6Axel Boströmperch18 cm
Species records here
trout35 cmOle Nyström
perch18 cmAxel Boström
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