Djupälven
salmon river · 63°N
flow 21 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Djupälven 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 Djupälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 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
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Mats Lindqvistburbot39 cm
- 2Ole Hedlundwhitefish33 cm
- 3Mikael NieminenArctic char30 cm
- 4Mikael PetterssonArctic char28 cm
- 5Ida Månssongrayling25 cm
- 6Linnea Björkgrayling25 cm
Species records here
burbot39 cmMats Lindqvist
whitefish33 cmOle Hedlund
Arctic char30 cmMikael Nieminen
grayling25 cmLinnea Björk
The same water, for real
