Tallälven
lowland river · 66°N
flow 18 m³/sgradient 0.7%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Tallälven is a lowland 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 Tallälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Eva Sandströmtrout32 cm
- 2Wolfgang Nyströmtrout30 cm
- 3Heike Nilssontrout30 cm
- 4Axel Nilssontrout29 cm
- 5Nils Erikssontrout29 cm
- 6Roland Krügertrout28 cm
The same water, for real