Ideån
southern salmon river · 66°N
flow 17 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideån 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 Ideån
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
- 1Torbjörn Brandtsalmon71 cm
- 2Anna Häggsalmon57 cm
- 3Oskar Åbergsalmon54 cm
- 4Emil Strandsea trout42 cm
- 5Heike Dahlsea trout41 cm
- 6Karl Månssonsea trout39 cm
Species records here
salmon57 cmAnna Hägg
sea trout39 cmKarl Månsson
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