Gäddälven
northern salmon river · 64°N
flow 60 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gäddälven is a northern 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 Gäddälven
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 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
The catch board
- 1Roland Lundburbot38 cm
- 2Lars Forsbergburbot36 cm
- 3Per Nyströmtrout31 cm
- 4Mats Erikssontrout31 cm
- 5Ida Boströmregnbåge31 cm
- 6Jonas Johansentrout30 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmLars Forsberg
regnbåge31 cmIda Boström
trout31 cmMats Eriksson
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