Gäddälven
lowland river · 68°N
flow 19 m³/sgradient 0.5%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Gäddälven is a 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 Gäddälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Anders Månssontrout30 cm
- 2Heike Korhonentrout29 cm
- 3Emil Falkgrayling27 cm
- 4Anna Månssongrayling25 cm
- 5Björn Berggrayling24 cm
- 6Uwe Sundingrayling24 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmHeike Korhonen
grayling24 cmBjörn Berg
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