Sandströmmen
salmon river · 64°N
flow 30 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sandströmmen 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 Sandströmmen
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
The catch board
- 1Magnus Brandtsalmon52 cm
- 2Axel Nieminensea trout44 cm
- 3Lars Johansensea trout36 cm
- 4Karin Ekperch20 cm
- 5Wolfgang Korhonenperch19 cm
- 6Rickard Brandtperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmMagnus Brandt
sea trout44 cmAxel Nieminen
perch19 cmWolfgang Korhonen
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