Suongerjåkåtj
southern salmon river · 67°N
flow 25 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Suongerjåkåtj is a southern salmon 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Suongerjåkåtj
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Jürgen SchmidtArctic char36 cm
- 2Emil LundArctic char30 cm
- 3Jukka VogelArctic char30 cm
- 4Jürgen ÅströmArctic char30 cm
- 5Rickard OlofssonArctic char29 cm
- 6Lars NilssonArctic char29 cm
The same water, for real
