Örtälven
southern salmon river · 57°N
flow 41 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Örtälven 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
- 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 Örtälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Emil Boströmsalmon64 cm
- 2Maria Eksalmon56 cm
- 3Oskar Lehmannsalmon55 cm
- 4Heike Nilssonsalmon53 cm
- 5Karl Boströmsalmon52 cm
- 6Torbjörn Häggsalmon52 cm
The same water, for real
