Vitälven
salmon river · 60°N
flow 24 m³/sgradient 0.5% 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Vitälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
björkna
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
The catch board
- 1Sören Ekburbot37 cm
- 2Jukka Sandströmburbot37 cm
- 3Emil Lundperch19 cm
- 4Karl Petterssonperch18 cm
- 5Jukka Sandströmruda15 cm
- 6Rickard Norénbjörkna14 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmJukka Sandström
perch18 cmKarl Pettersson
ruda15 cmJukka Sandström
björkna14 cmRickard Norén
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