Stenälven
southern salmon river · 60°N
flow 41 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Stenälven is a southern 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 Stenälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Åbergregnbåge35 cm
- 2Kjell Karlssonregnbåge29 cm
- 3Heike Sundinregnbåge29 cm
- 4Lars Korhonenregnbåge28 cm
- 5Jonas Krügerperch23 cm
- 6Ida Boströmperch18 cm
Species records here
regnbåge28 cmLars Korhonen
perch23 cmJonas Krüger
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