Svartån
southern salmon river · 57°N
flow 53 m³/sgradient 0.6% 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Svartån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Sandströmpike66 cm
- 2Anders Blompike53 cm
- 3Lars Forsbergpike50 cm
- 4Lars Sandströmperch18 cm
- 5Tomas Åströmroach15 cm
- 6Bjørn Boströmroach14 cm
Species records here
pike66 cmRoland Sandström
perch18 cmLars Sandström
roach14 cmBjørn Boström
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