Svartån
southern salmon river · 56°N
flow 33 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Svartån 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
- 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 Svartån
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Oskar Wagnerål46 cm
- 2Roland Schmidtål45 cm
- 3Tomas Lehmanntrout39 cm
- 4Maria Olofssontrout31 cm
- 5Rickard Åbergtrout28 cm
- 6Heike Brandttrout28 cm
Species records here
ål45 cmRoland Schmidt
trout39 cmTomas Lehmann
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