Vitälven
lowland river · 65°N
flow 54 m³/sgradient 0.5%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Vitälven is a lowland 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
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Ida Rasktrout28 cm
- 2Linnea Nieminengrayling24 cm
- 3Ole Boströmgrayling24 cm
- 4Jürgen Dahlperch19 cm
- 5Jukka Sandströmperch19 cm
- 6Erik Schmidtperch19 cm
Species records here
trout28 cmIda Rask
grayling24 cmLinnea Nieminen
perch19 cmJürgen Dahl
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