Ideälven
southern salmon river · 66°N
flow 53 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideälven 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 Ideälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Linnea Fischersalmon67 cm
- 2Nils Sandströmsalmon57 cm
- 3Jukka Åbergsea trout37 cm
- 4Magnus Lehmanntrout33 cm
- 5Mikko Holmtrout30 cm
- 6Jukka Sandströmtrout29 cm
Species records here
salmon57 cmNils Sandström
sea trout37 cmJukka Åberg
trout29 cmJukka Sandström
The same water, for real
