Österälven
salmon river · 59°N
flow 60 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Österälven 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Österälven
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
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Mikael Petterssonpike50 cm
- 2Linnea Korhonenzander40 cm
- 3Oskar Häggburbot38 cm
- 4Anna Häggburbot37 cm
- 5Fredrik Boströmsutare30 cm
- 6Roland Holmperch19 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmMikael Pettersson
zander40 cmLinnea Korhonen
burbot37 cmAnna Hägg
sutare30 cmFredrik Boström
perch19 cmRoland Holm
The same water, for real
