Spegelälven
lowland river · 61°N
flow 48 m³/sgradient 0.6%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Spegelälven is a lowland 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 Spegelälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
björkna
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
The catch board
- 1Magnus Johansenpike58 cm
- 2Lars Boströmbream30 cm
- 3Tomas Lindqvistperch22 cm
- 4Andreas Häggbjörkna17 cm
- 5Emil Wagnerroach14 cm
- 6Jonas Blomruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike58 cmMagnus Johansen
bream30 cmLars Boström
perch22 cmTomas Lindqvist
björkna17 cmAndreas Hägg
roach14 cmEmil Wagner
ruffe10 cmJonas Blom
The same water, for real
