Ideälven
southern flowing forest stream · 65°N
flow 0 m³/sgradient 0.9%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideälven is a southern flowing forest stream. 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 Ideälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Linnea Nieminentrout30 cm
- 2Elin Ektrout30 cm
- 3Karl Lundtrout30 cm
- 4Mats Vainiotrout29 cm
- 5Fredrik Korhonenperch19 cm
- 6Sören Häggperch19 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmMats Vainio
perch19 cmSören Hägg
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