Sandälven
lowland river · 64°N
flow 55 m³/sgradient 0.6%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
- 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 Sandälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Åbergtrout30 cm
- 2Jonas Johansentrout28 cm
- 3Heike Boströmtrout28 cm
- 4Axel Nilssontrout28 cm
- 5Karl Nyströmgrayling27 cm
- 6Heike Sundingrayling26 cm
Species records here
trout28 cmAxel Nilsson
grayling27 cmKarl Nyström
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