Ideälven
flowing forest stream · 61°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 0.9%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideälven is a flowing forest stream. 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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Sandströmbream46 cm
- 2Anna Nieminenzander42 cm
- 3Heike Boströmburbot38 cm
- 4Mikko Krügerid32 cm
- 5Heike HolmArctic char29 cm
- 6Emil Weberruffe11 cm
Species records here
bream46 cmRoland Sandström
zander42 cmAnna Nieminen
burbot38 cmHeike Boström
id32 cmMikko Krüger
Arctic char29 cmHeike Holm
ruffe11 cmEmil Weber
The same water, for real
