Ideälven
salmon river · 61°N
flow 22 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideälven 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Ideälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The catch board
- 1Tomas Brandtpike60 cm
- 2Magnus Hedlundperch18 cm
- 3Ole Brandtroach14 cm
- 4Oskar Åbergelritsa6 cm
- 5Astrid Vainioelritsa6 cm
- 6Emil Petterssonelritsa5 cm
Species records here
pike60 cmTomas Brandt
perch18 cmMagnus Hedlund
roach14 cmOle Brandt
elritsa5 cmEmil Pettersson
The same water, for real
