Norrälven
salmon river · 56°N
flow 27 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Norrälven 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 Norrälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Hanna Petterssonsalmon53 cm
- 2Fredrik Björkpike50 cm
- 3Lars Strandsea trout42 cm
- 4Stefan Eksea trout37 cm
- 5Maria Ektrout31 cm
- 6Lars Nilssontrout28 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmHanna Pettersson
pike50 cmFredrik Björk
sea trout37 cmStefan Ek
trout31 cmMaria Ek
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