Vitån
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 38 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vitån is a southern 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 Vitån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 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
The catch board
- 1Per Åbergregnbåge33 cm
- 2Tomas Weberbream31 cm
- 3Gustav Rasktrout30 cm
- 4Kjell KarlssonArctic char29 cm
- 5Lars Forsberggrayling25 cm
- 6Jürgen Häggroach15 cm
Species records here
regnbåge33 cmPer Åberg
bream31 cmTomas Weber
trout30 cmGustav Rask
Arctic char29 cmKjell Karlsson
grayling25 cmLars Forsberg
roach15 cmJürgen Hägg
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