Västerälven
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 49 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Västerälven 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 Västerälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Jonas Krügertrout30 cm
- 2Gustav Nilssontrout30 cm
- 3Jonas Wagnertrout29 cm
- 4Lars Wagnertrout28 cm
- 5Bjørn Boströmperch18 cm
- 6Maria Weberperch18 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmJonas Wagner
perch18 cmMaria Weber
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