Sandälven
southern salmon river · 60°N
flow 24 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sandälven 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 Sandälven
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
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
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Magnus Johansenzander41 cm
- 2Tomas Åströmbream31 cm
- 3Sören Månssonwhitefish27 cm
- 4Ida Boströmbjörkna19 cm
- 5Axel Raskroach17 cm
- 6Jonas Krügerbjörkna14 cm
Species records here
zander41 cmMagnus Johansen
bream31 cmTomas Åström
whitefish27 cmSören Månsson
björkna19 cmIda Boström
roach17 cmAxel Rask
The same water, for real