Abborrälven
southern flowing forest stream · 64°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 1.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Abborrälven is a southern 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Abborrälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Lars Forsbergpike50 cm
- 2Emil Nieminenpike49 cm
- 3Bjørn Nyströmburbot45 cm
- 4Björn Boströmwhitefish26 cm
- 5Sara Holmwhitefish26 cm
- 6Anna Månssonperch19 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmEmil Nieminen
burbot45 cmBjørn Nyström
whitefish26 cmSara Holm
perch19 cmAnna Månsson
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