Sylån
southern salmon river · 62°N
flow 58 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sylån 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 Sylån
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
stäm
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Lundsalmon55 cm
- 2Erik SchmidtArctic char32 cm
- 3Ida Rasktrout29 cm
- 4Kjell Björktrout29 cm
- 5Jürgen Dahltrout28 cm
- 6Fredrik Boströmruda15 cm
Species records here
salmon55 cmRoland Lund
Arctic char32 cmErik Schmidt
trout29 cmIda Rask
ruda15 cmFredrik Boström
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