Brunälven
southern salmon river · 65°N
flow 57 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Brunälven 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 Brunälven
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Karin NyströmArctic char34 cm
- 2Anna NieminenArctic char32 cm
- 3Björn StrandArctic char30 cm
- 4Wolfgang ÅbergArctic char29 cm
- 5Klaus ErikssonArctic char29 cm
- 6Henrik LundArctic char28 cm
The same water, for real
