Västerån
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 54 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Västerån is a southern 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 Västerån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Schmidtpike51 cm
- 2Andreas Häggtrout29 cm
- 3Mikael Korhonenregnbåge28 cm
- 4Elin Nieminengrayling25 cm
- 5Karin Schmidtperch18 cm
- 6Emil Petterssonroach15 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmRoland Schmidt
trout29 cmAndreas Hägg
regnbåge28 cmMikael Korhonen
grayling25 cmElin Nieminen
perch18 cmKarin Schmidt
roach15 cmEmil Pettersson
The same water, for real
