Sörälven
salmon river · 56°N
flow 7 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sörälven 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
- 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 Sörälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Sören Eksalmon60 cm
- 2Hanna Åströmsalmon57 cm
- 3Fredrik Boströmsea trout42 cm
- 4Ida Boströmsea trout40 cm
- 5Mats Åbergsea trout39 cm
- 6Erik Schmidtsea trout37 cm
Species records here
salmon57 cmHanna Åström
sea trout40 cmIda Boström
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