Svartån
lowland river · 62°N
flow 39 m³/sgradient 0.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Svartån 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 Svartån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole BjörkArctic char31 cm
- 2Karin Schmidttrout30 cm
- 3Anders LindqvistArctic char29 cm
- 4Elin HansenArctic char28 cm
- 5Astrid Nieminenperch18 cm
- 6Uwe Weberroach16 cm
Species records here
trout30 cmKarin Schmidt
Arctic char29 cmAnders Lindqvist
perch18 cmAstrid Nieminen
roach16 cmUwe Weber
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