Ideälven
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 56 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideälven 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 Ideälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Anna Månssonpike58 cm
- 2Kjell Bergpike56 cm
- 3Emil Petterssonpike56 cm
- 4Rickard Brandtwhitefish25 cm
- 5Klaus Strandperch24 cm
- 6Sabine Vogelperch19 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmKjell Berg
whitefish25 cmRickard Brandt
perch24 cmKlaus Strand
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