Stenälven
southern lowland river · 63°N
flow 58 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Stenälven is a southern 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 Stenälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Jonas Weberpike50 cm
- 2Anna Nyströmhavsoring-baltic27 cm
- 3Eva Sandströmgrayling23 cm
- 4Oskar Lehmanngrayling23 cm
- 5Mats Nieminenperch21 cm
- 6Lars Lindqvisthavsoring-baltic20 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmJonas Weber
grayling23 cmOskar Lehmann
perch21 cmMats Nieminen
havsoring-baltic20 cmLars Lindqvist
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