Vitälven
northern salmon river · 62°N
flow 46 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vitälven 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 Vitälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 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
The catch board
- 1Linnea Vogelpike50 cm
- 2Rickard Norénpike49 cm
- 3Torbjörn Häggbream30 cm
- 4Björn Strandbream30 cm
- 5Jonas Wagnerperch18 cm
- 6Klaus Strandperch18 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmRickard Norén
bream30 cmTorbjörn Hägg
perch18 cmJonas Wagner
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