Stensjö kanal
lowland river · 61°N
flow 60 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Stensjö kanal 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 Stensjö kanal
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 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
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Tomas Åströmburbot37 cm
- 2Tomas Lehmannregnbåge33 cm
- 3Fredrik Hedlundid32 cm
- 4Rickard Brandtbream30 cm
- 5Per Dahlwhitefish25 cm
- 6Kjell Falksarv16 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmTomas Åström
regnbåge33 cmTomas Lehmann
id32 cmFredrik Hedlund
bream30 cmRickard Brandt
whitefish25 cmPer Dahl
sarv16 cmKjell Falk
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