Norrälven
salmon river · 63°N
flow 56 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Norrälven 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 Norrälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Mats Erikssontrout37 cm
- 2Jonas Wagnertrout32 cm
- 3Heike Holmtrout29 cm
- 4Maria Erikssontrout29 cm
- 5Björn Bergtrout28 cm
- 6Hanna Lindqvisttrout28 cm
The same water, for real