Granälven
southern salmon river · 59°N
flow 28 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Granälven is a southern 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 Granälven
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
- 1Mats Vainiosalmon56 cm
- 2Rickard Lundsalmon54 cm
- 3Stefan Karlssonsalmon52 cm
- 4Jukka Erikssonsea trout40 cm
- 5Sören Häggtrout31 cm
- 6Anders Lindqvisttrout29 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmStefan Karlsson
sea trout40 cmJukka Eriksson
trout29 cmAnders Lindqvist
The same water, for real
