Spegelälven
salmon river · 59°N
flow 18 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Spegelälven 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 Spegelälven
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
- 1Emil Falksalmon52 cm
- 2Henrik Nyströmsea trout41 cm
- 3Lars Strandsea trout40 cm
- 4Björn Olofssonsea trout36 cm
- 5Jürgen Nilssonsea trout36 cm
- 6Petra Brandttrout29 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmEmil Falk
sea trout41 cmHenrik Nyström
trout29 cmPetra Brandt
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