Grönälven
northern salmon river · 68°N
flow 59 m³/sgradient 0.7% 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
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Karl Nyströmsalmon56 cm
- 2Magnus Brandtsalmon53 cm
- 3Axel Boströmsea trout37 cm
- 4Anders Karlssontrout31 cm
- 5Nils Sandströmtrout30 cm
- 6Lars Korhonengrayling23 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmMagnus Brandt
sea trout37 cmAxel Boström
trout30 cmNils Sandström
grayling23 cmLars Korhonen
The same water, for real
