Vitälven
salmon river · 67°N
flow 13 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vitälven 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 Vitälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Erik Sandströmsalmon53 cm
- 2Ole Brandtpike50 cm
- 3Sara Johansentrout33 cm
- 4Fredrik Korhonentrout28 cm
- 5Heike Brandthavsoring-baltic20 cm
- 6Rickard Åbergperch19 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmErik Sandström
pike50 cmOle Brandt
trout33 cmSara Johansen
havsoring-baltic20 cmHeike Brandt
perch19 cmRickard Åberg
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