Vitälven
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 43 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vitälven is a southern 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 Vitälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 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
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Oskar Hedlundpike50 cm
- 2Magnus Lehmanntrout37 cm
- 3Johan Nieminentrout32 cm
- 4Ole Hedlundregnbåge30 cm
- 5Stefan EkArctic char28 cm
- 6Kjell Karlssonregnbåge28 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmOskar Hedlund
trout32 cmJohan Nieminen
Arctic char28 cmStefan Ek
regnbåge28 cmKjell Karlsson
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