Vitströmmen
steep trout brook · 61°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 3.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Vitströmmen is a steep trout brook. 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 Vitströmmen
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Lundburbot36 cm
- 2Sören Björkid31 cm
- 3Rickard Norénid30 cm
- 4Heike Wikströmtrout29 cm
- 5Kjell Hedlundtrout28 cm
- 6Johan Rasksutare28 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmRickard Lund
id30 cmRickard Norén
trout29 cmHeike Wikström
sutare28 cmJohan Rask
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