Stenälven
southern salmon river · 59°N
flow 29 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Stenälven 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Stenälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 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
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
löja
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Lindqvistzander40 cm
- 2Roland Sandströmperch21 cm
- 3Sören Månssonbjörkna16 cm
- 4Gustav Schmidtbjörkna15 cm
- 5Andreas Olofssonnors10 cm
- 6Per Dahlnors10 cm
Species records here
zander40 cmHeike Lindqvist
perch21 cmRoland Sandström
björkna16 cmSören Månsson
nors10 cmAndreas Olofsson
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