Vitälven
southern salmon river · 57°N
flow 46 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vitälven 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Vitälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
björkna
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 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
löja
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Vogelål47 cm
- 2Stefan Ekbream31 cm
- 3Wolfgang Krügerbream30 cm
- 4Heike Sundinperch18 cm
- 5Per Fischerperch18 cm
- 6Uwe Weberlöja9 cm
Species records here
ål47 cmJukka Vogel
bream31 cmStefan Ek
perch18 cmHeike Sundin
löja9 cmUwe Weber
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