Storälven
southern lowland river · 61°N
flow 32 m³/sgradient 0.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Storälven 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 Storälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Fischergrayling24 cm
- 2Lars Boströmperch18 cm
- 3Karl Raskperch18 cm
- 4Sabine Schmidtnors12 cm
- 5Gustav Viklundruffe11 cm
- 6Bjørn Boströmruffe10 cm
Species records here
grayling24 cmHeike Fischer
perch18 cmLars Boström
nors12 cmSabine Schmidt
ruffe11 cmGustav Viklund
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