Sörälven
salmon river · 61°N
flow 24 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sörälven 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 Sörälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Holmzander43 cm
- 2Linnea Fischertrout41 cm
- 3Karl Bergburbot39 cm
- 4Mikael Korhonenwhitefish26 cm
- 5Johan Björkwhitefish24 cm
- 6Klaus Karlssonperch18 cm
Species records here
zander43 cmRoland Holm
trout41 cmLinnea Fischer
burbot39 cmKarl Berg
whitefish24 cmJohan Björk
perch18 cmKlaus Karlsson
The same water, for real
