Lill-Vitälven
northern lowland river · 61°N
flow 19 m³/sgradient 0.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Lill-Vitälven is a northern 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 Lill-Vitälven
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
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
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Schmidtål44 cm
- 2Elin Nieminenzander40 cm
- 3Ole Sandströmburbot38 cm
- 4Andreas Johansengrayling24 cm
- 5Hanna Petterssonperch19 cm
- 6Emil Petterssonsarv16 cm
Species records here
ål44 cmRoland Schmidt
zander40 cmElin Nieminen
burbot38 cmOle Sandström
grayling24 cmAndreas Johansen
perch19 cmHanna Pettersson
sarv16 cmEmil Pettersson
The same water, for real
