Grönälven
northern salmon river · 61°N
flow 48 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Grönälven 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 Grönälven
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
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Axel Nieminentrout31 cm
- 2Ole Krügerregnbåge30 cm
- 3Heike Wikströmperch18 cm
- 4Mats Häggroach15 cm
- 5Elin Strandroach14 cm
- 6Mats Sjöbergvendace13 cm
Species records here
trout31 cmAxel Nieminen
regnbåge30 cmOle Krüger
perch18 cmHeike Wikström
roach15 cmMats Hägg
vendace13 cmMats Sjöberg
The same water, for real
