Mossaån
southern salmon river · 57°N
flow 29 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mossaån 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 Mossaån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 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
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Hanna Viklundzander41 cm
- 2Heike Holmburbot40 cm
- 3Axel Nyströmburbot37 cm
- 4Rickard Brandttrout29 cm
- 5Stefan Strandruda18 cm
- 6Emil Falkroach15 cm
Species records here
zander41 cmHanna Viklund
burbot37 cmAxel Nyström
trout29 cmRickard Brandt
ruda18 cmStefan Strand
roach15 cmEmil Falk
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