Svartströmmen
salmon river · 57°N
flow 59 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Svartströmmen 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 Svartströmmen
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Emil Vainiosalmon57 cm
- 2Heike Fischersalmon52 cm
- 3Eva Sandströmsea trout37 cm
- 4Tomas Webersea trout37 cm
- 5Nils Åbergtrout35 cm
- 6Mats Hansentrout30 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmHeike Fischer
sea trout37 cmTomas Weber
trout35 cmNils Åberg
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