Lill-Örtälven
salmon river · 58°N
flow 37 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Lill-Örtälven is a 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 Lill-Örtälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Nils Erikssonpike51 cm
- 2Jonas Krügersea trout42 cm
- 3Lars Johansentrout29 cm
- 4Stefan Olofssontrout29 cm
- 5Karin Nilssonperch21 cm
- 6Jukka Schmidtperch18 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmNils Eriksson
sea trout42 cmJonas Krüger
trout29 cmLars Johansen
perch21 cmKarin Nilsson
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