Rävälven
salmon river · 68°N
flow 23 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Rävälven is a 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 Rävälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Magnus Rasksalmon60 cm
- 2Stefan Falksea trout44 cm
- 3Kjell Falksea trout42 cm
- 4Oskar Vogelsea trout36 cm
- 5Magnus Johansentrout33 cm
- 6Lars Lindqvisttrout28 cm
Species records here
salmon60 cmMagnus Rask
sea trout44 cmStefan Falk
trout28 cmLars Lindqvist
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