Svartån
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 11 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Svartån 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
- 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 Svartån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Per Nieminenpike51 cm
- 2Maria Häggål45 cm
- 3Linnea Björkburbot42 cm
- 4Gustav Schmidttrout34 cm
- 5Maria Lundperch21 cm
- 6Oskar Wagnerperch19 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmPer Nieminen
ål45 cmMaria Hägg
burbot42 cmLinnea Björk
trout34 cmGustav Schmidt
perch21 cmMaria Lund
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