Sandströmmen
southern salmon river · 66°N
flow 47 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sandströmmen 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 Sandströmmen
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
The catch board
- 1Wolfgang Krügersalmon57 cm
- 2Oskar Häggsalmon56 cm
- 3Johan Viklundsalmon55 cm
- 4Mats Häggsalmon53 cm
- 5Emil Falksea trout38 cm
- 6Magnus Hedlundtrout32 cm
Species records here
salmon55 cmJohan Viklund
sea trout38 cmEmil Falk
trout32 cmMagnus Hedlund
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