Österälven
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 32 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Österälven 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 Österälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Jürgen Häggburbot39 cm
- 2Astrid Wagnerburbot36 cm
- 3Linnea FischerArctic char31 cm
- 4Bjørn Johansentrout30 cm
- 5Stefan Olofssongrayling23 cm
- 6Mikko Sandströmroach14 cm
Species records here
burbot39 cmJürgen Hägg
Arctic char31 cmLinnea Fischer
trout30 cmBjørn Johansen
grayling23 cmStefan Olofsson
roach14 cmMikko Sandström
The same water, for real
