Spegelån
southern salmon river · 60°N
flow 21 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Spegelån 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 Spegelån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 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
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Brandtpike64 cm
- 2Emil Nieminentrout29 cm
- 3Rickard Viklundperch25 cm
- 4Hanna Brandtvendace14 cm
- 5Stefan Olofssonvendace13 cm
- 6Lars Forsbergvendace13 cm
Species records here
pike64 cmHeike Brandt
trout29 cmEmil Nieminen
perch25 cmRickard Viklund
vendace13 cmStefan Olofsson
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