Stöpälven
northern lowland river · 60°N
flow 14 m³/sgradient 0.7%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Stöpälven is a northern 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 Stöpälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
stäm
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Jonas Krügerzander52 cm
- 2Anders Lindqvisttrout36 cm
- 3Roland Olofssontrout28 cm
- 4Heike Korhonenwhitefish25 cm
- 5Heike Boströmperch18 cm
- 6Eva Bakkestäm14 cm
Species records here
zander52 cmJonas Krüger
trout36 cmAnders Lindqvist
whitefish25 cmHeike Korhonen
perch18 cmHeike Boström
stäm14 cmEva Bakke
The same water, for real
