Svartälven
salmon river · 56°N
flow 38 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Svartälven 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 Svartälven
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typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Schmidtål49 cm
- 2Stefan Ekål49 cm
- 3Elin Hedlundål45 cm
- 4Sara Norénål45 cm
- 5Wolfgang Ekål44 cm
- 6Sören Dahlål44 cm
The same water, for real
