Sandälven
lowland river · 58°N
flow 21 m³/sgradient 0.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Sandälven 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Sandälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 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
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Tomas Wikströmvendace13 cm
- 2Mats Nieminenruffe10 cm
- 3Ole Sandströmruffe10 cm
- 4Oskar Norénruffe10 cm
- 5Torbjörn Schmidtruffe10 cm
- 6Elin Viklundstensimpa6 cm
Species records here
vendace13 cmTomas Wikström
ruffe10 cmTorbjörn Schmidt
stensimpa6 cmElin Viklund
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