Svartälven
northern steep trout brook · 64°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 2.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Svartälven is a northern steep trout brook. 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 Svartälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Sandströmtrout43 cm
- 2Gustav Schmidttrout33 cm
- 3Mikael Björktrout30 cm
- 4Jukka Vogeltrout28 cm
- 5Erik Holmtrout28 cm
- 6Andreas Petterssontrout28 cm
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