Gäddälven
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 35 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gäddälven 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 Gäddälven
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Bjørn Nyströmpike61 cm
- 2Fredrik Sundinpike51 cm
- 3Oskar Norénpike49 cm
- 4Henrik Bergpike49 cm
- 5Wolfgang Åbergstensimpa6 cm
- 6Johan Viklundstensimpa6 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmFredrik Sundin
stensimpa6 cmWolfgang Åberg
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