Österälven
southern lowland river · 65°N
flow 34 m³/sgradient 0.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Österälven is a southern lowland 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 Österälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Karl Månssonpike67 cm
- 2Stefan Falkpike55 cm
- 3Ida Boströmtrout39 cm
- 4Heike Fischertrout29 cm
- 5Wolfgang Korhonenperch19 cm
- 6Erik Schmidtperch18 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmStefan Falk
trout39 cmIda Boström
perch19 cmWolfgang Korhonen
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