Ideälven
salmon river · 64°N
flow 19 m³/sgradient 0.3% 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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
stäm
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Mats Häggburbot38 cm
- 2Wolfgang Ekgrayling26 cm
- 3Roland Schmidtgrayling24 cm
- 4Torbjörn Karlssonwhitefish24 cm
- 5Torbjörn Schmidtperch18 cm
- 6Karl Raskstensimpa6 cm
Species records here
burbot38 cmMats Hägg
grayling26 cmWolfgang Ek
whitefish24 cmTorbjörn Karlsson
perch18 cmTorbjörn Schmidt
stensimpa6 cmKarl Rask
The same water, for real
