Spegelströmmen
northern salmon river · 63°N
flow 17 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Spegelströmmen is a northern 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 Spegelströmmen
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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
trout
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
- 1Oskar Vogelburbot40 cm
- 2Lars Webertrout30 cm
- 3Ida Rasktrout30 cm
- 4Jukka Erikssonwhitefish25 cm
- 5Tomas Åströmgrayling24 cm
- 6Jukka Korhonenperch19 cm
Species records here
burbot40 cmOskar Vogel
trout30 cmLars Weber
whitefish25 cmJukka Eriksson
grayling24 cmTomas Åström
perch19 cmJukka Korhonen
The same water, for real
