Stenälven
salmon river · 66°N
flow 16 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Stenälven 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 Stenälven
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
- 1Kjell Sjöbergsalmon58 cm
- 2Axel Lindqvistsalmon56 cm
- 3Eva Bakkesalmon52 cm
- 4Kjell Dahltrout31 cm
- 5Tomas Lehmanntrout28 cm
- 6Hanna Viklundtrout28 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmEva Bakke
trout31 cmKjell Dahl
The same water, for real
