Abborrälven
salmon river · 66°N
flow 7 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Abborrälven is a 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 Abborrälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Karin ErikssonArctic char40 cm
- 2Torbjörn KarlssonArctic char31 cm
- 3Ole BrandtArctic char31 cm
- 4Wolfgang Brandttrout29 cm
- 5Jürgen DahlArctic char29 cm
- 6Sören Dahltrout28 cm
Species records here
Arctic char40 cmKarin Eriksson
trout29 cmWolfgang Brandt
The same water, for real
