Gäddälven
southern steep trout brook · 68°N
flow 3 m³/sgradient 2.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Gäddälven is a southern steep trout brook. 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 Gäddälven
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Klaus KarlssonArctic char33 cm
- 2Fredrik SundinArctic char32 cm
- 3Kjell DahlArctic char29 cm
- 4Kjell OlofssonArctic char29 cm
- 5Kjell KarlssonArctic char29 cm
- 6Andreas PetterssonArctic char28 cm
The same water, for real
