Stenströmmen
salmon river · 61°N
flow 53 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Stenströmmen is a 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 Stenströmmen
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Magnus Lehmanntrout40 cm
- 2Jonas Wikströmtrout34 cm
- 3Sara Johansentrout34 cm
- 4Stefan Korhonentrout30 cm
- 5Klaus Olofssontrout30 cm
- 6Heike Holmtrout29 cm
The same water, for real