Sörströmmen
salmon river · 64°N
flow 24 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sörströmmen 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 Sörströmmen
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
stäm
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Rasktrout31 cm
- 2Bjørn BoströmArctic char30 cm
- 3Emil Weberwhitefish25 cm
- 4Mats Häggwhitefish24 cm
- 5Karl Raskperch19 cm
- 6Oskar Wikströmstäm13 cm
Species records here
trout31 cmRickard Rask
Arctic char30 cmBjørn Boström
whitefish25 cmEmil Weber
perch19 cmKarl Rask
stäm13 cmOskar Wikström
The same water, for real