Västerströmmen
salmon river · 62°N
flow 42 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Västerströmmen 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 Västerströmmen
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Andreas Petterssonpike49 cm
- 2Roland SchmidtArctic char32 cm
- 3Linnea Nieminentrout31 cm
- 4Per Nyströmwhitefish28 cm
- 5Bjørn JohansenArctic char28 cm
- 6Bjørn Boströmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmAndreas Pettersson
Arctic char32 cmRoland Schmidt
trout31 cmLinnea Nieminen
whitefish28 cmPer Nyström
perch18 cmBjørn Boström
The same water, for real
