Spegelälven
southern steep trout brook · 64°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 3.1%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Spegelälven is a southern steep trout brook. 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 Spegelälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 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
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
stäm
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Viklundregnbåge36 cm
- 2Ida Sundinregnbåge29 cm
- 3Mats Åbergwhitefish25 cm
- 4Ole Krügergrayling24 cm
- 5Kjell Vogelroach16 cm
- 6Per Nyströmstäm15 cm
Species records here
regnbåge29 cmIda Sundin
whitefish25 cmMats Åberg
grayling24 cmOle Krüger
roach16 cmKjell Vogel
stäm15 cmPer Nyström
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