Ideälven
salmon river · 59°N
flow 54 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideälven 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Ideälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
The catch board
- 1Linnea Nieminenpike53 cm
- 2Mats Hansenburbot47 cm
- 3Wolfgang Åbergburbot37 cm
- 4Mikko Holmperch18 cm
- 5Uwe Sundinruffe10 cm
- 6Emil Åströmruffe9 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmLinnea Nieminen
burbot47 cmMats Hansen
perch18 cmMikko Holm
ruffe10 cmUwe Sundin
The same water, for real
