Brunälven
southern salmon river · 56°N
flow 39 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Brunälven is a southern 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 Brunälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Wolfgang Krügerpike51 cm
- 2Astrid Viklundzander46 cm
- 3Emil Lundsutare28 cm
- 4Eva Viklundperch19 cm
- 5Björn Norénroach15 cm
- 6Mats Sjöbergroach14 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmWolfgang Krüger
zander46 cmAstrid Viklund
sutare28 cmEmil Lund
perch19 cmEva Viklund
roach14 cmMats Sjöberg
The same water, for real
