Ideströmmen
flowing forest stream · 65°N
flow 3 m³/sgradient 0.8%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideströmmen is a flowing forest stream. 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 Ideströmmen
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Noréntrout32 cm
- 2Elin Hedlundtrout28 cm
- 3Oskar Häggtrout28 cm
- 4Wolfgang Korhonentrout28 cm
- 5Mikael Nieminentrout28 cm
- 6Axel Nieminenvendace16 cm
Species records here
trout28 cmWolfgang Korhonen
vendace16 cmAxel Nieminen
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