Abborrälven
southern flowing forest stream · 58°N
flow 0 m³/sgradient 1.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Abborrälven is a southern 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Abborrälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Axel Petterssonburbot38 cm
- 2Heike Lindqvistburbot37 cm
- 3Maria Bakkewhitefish26 cm
- 4Torbjörn Lundperch18 cm
- 5Andreas Petterssonroach15 cm
- 6Elin Hedlundroach15 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmHeike Lindqvist
whitefish26 cmMaria Bakke
perch18 cmTorbjörn Lund
roach15 cmAndreas Pettersson
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