Granälven
southern lowland river · 67°N
flow 21 m³/sgradient 0.1%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Granälven is a southern lowland 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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Sandströmpike55 cm
- 2Jürgen Schmidtpike53 cm
- 3Jukka Korhonentrout30 cm
- 4Lars Wagnertrout28 cm
- 5Stefan Falkperch21 cm
- 6Uwe Vainioperch21 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmRoland Sandström
trout30 cmJukka Korhonen
perch21 cmUwe Vainio
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