Ideälven
lowland river · 64°N
flow 44 m³/sgradient 0.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideälven is a lowland 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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 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
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 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
- 1Tomas Wikströmpike56 cm
- 2Fredrik Korhonenbream31 cm
- 3Stefan Ekbream30 cm
- 4Eva Sandströmbream30 cm
- 5Mats Krügerwhitefish29 cm
- 6Ida Månssonperch20 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmTomas Wikström
bream30 cmEva Sandström
whitefish29 cmMats Krüger
perch20 cmIda Månsson
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