Sandströmmen
northern salmon river · 62°N
flow 35 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sandströmmen is a northern 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 Sandströmmen
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Mats Vainiopike56 cm
- 2Uwe Nilssonpike50 cm
- 3Sören Månssontrout32 cm
- 4Linnea Nieminentrout29 cm
- 5Kjell BergArctic char29 cm
- 6Astrid Krügergrayling24 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmMats Vainio
trout32 cmSören Månsson
Arctic char29 cmKjell Berg
grayling24 cmAstrid Krüger
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