Vitälven
northern steep trout brook · 60°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 2.7%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Vitälven is a northern steep trout brook. 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 Vitälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 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
The catch board
- 1Mats Nieminenpike56 cm
- 2Bjørn Ekål49 cm
- 3Heike Sundinbream31 cm
- 4Axel Lehmannbream30 cm
- 5Karl Lundperch19 cm
- 6Jürgen Hansenroach15 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmMats Nieminen
ål49 cmBjørn Ek
bream30 cmAxel Lehmann
perch19 cmKarl Lund
roach15 cmJürgen Hansen
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