Sandälven
salmon river · 60°N
flow 16 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sandälven is a 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 Sandälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 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
The catch board
- 1Erik Schmidtbream33 cm
- 2Wolfgang Ekbream31 cm
- 3Petra Ekregnbåge31 cm
- 4Roland Krügerbream31 cm
- 5Lars Holmregnbåge28 cm
- 6Oskar Häggroach14 cm
Species records here
bream31 cmRoland Krüger
regnbåge31 cmPetra Ek
roach14 cmOskar Hägg
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