Abborrälven
salmon river · 66°N
flow 46 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Abborrälven 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 Abborrälven
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
- 1Ole Webersalmon54 cm
- 2Mikael Björksea trout36 cm
- 3Rickard Viklundtrout29 cm
- 4Maria Erikssongrayling25 cm
- 5Kjell Karlssongrayling24 cm
- 6Stefan Korhonengrayling24 cm
Species records here
salmon54 cmOle Weber
sea trout36 cmMikael Björk
trout29 cmRickard Viklund
grayling25 cmMaria Eriksson
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