Sandälven
flowing forest stream · 57°N
flow 0 m³/sgradient 0.9%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Sandälven is a flowing forest stream. 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 Sandälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Fischertrout36 cm
- 2Gustav Schmidtgrayling30 cm
- 3Mikko Holmtrout30 cm
- 4Roland Lundgrayling26 cm
- 5Eva Sandströmgrayling25 cm
- 6Lars Webergrayling25 cm
Species records here
trout36 cmHeike Fischer
grayling25 cmEva Sandström
The same water, for real