Ideälven
salmon river · 64°N
flow 14 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideälven 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 Ideälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Emil Åströmsalmon61 cm
- 2Petra Eksalmon54 cm
- 3Rickard Viklundsalmon52 cm
- 4Hanna Petterssonsea trout39 cm
- 5Gustav Rasktrout29 cm
- 6Elin Strandtrout28 cm
Species records here
salmon61 cmEmil Åström
sea trout39 cmHanna Pettersson
trout28 cmElin Strand
The same water, for real
