Mossaälven
salmon river · 57°N
flow 17 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mossaälven 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 Mossaälven
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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Nilssonpike57 cm
- 2Stefan Karlssonsalmon53 cm
- 3Bjørn Boströmsea trout46 cm
- 4Tomas Webersea trout36 cm
- 5Per Schmidttrout31 cm
- 6Jukka Vogeltrout29 cm
Species records here
pike57 cmHeike Nilsson
salmon53 cmStefan Karlsson
sea trout36 cmTomas Weber
trout31 cmPer Schmidt
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