Mossaströmmen
salmon river · 66°N
flow 25 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mossaströmmen 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 Mossaströmmen
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Gustav Rasksalmon72 cm
- 2Ole Björksalmon63 cm
- 3Kjell Krügerpike53 cm
- 4Fredrik Boströmpike50 cm
- 5Magnus Lehmanntrout33 cm
- 6Jürgen Häggperch19 cm
Species records here
salmon63 cmOle Björk
pike50 cmFredrik Boström
trout33 cmMagnus Lehmann
perch19 cmJürgen Hägg
The same water, for real