Västerälven
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 54 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Västerälven 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 Västerälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Sandströmburbot52 cm
- 2Heike Dahlregnbåge29 cm
- 3Stefan Ekregnbåge29 cm
- 4Mats Erikssonperch21 cm
- 5Stefan Brandtperch18 cm
- 6Johan Björknors10 cm
Species records here
burbot52 cmRoland Sandström
regnbåge29 cmHeike Dahl
perch18 cmStefan Brandt
nors10 cmJohan Björk
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