Österälven
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 32 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Österälven 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
- 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 Österälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
björkna
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 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
The catch board
- 1Lars Korhonenburbot36 cm
- 2Sabine Schmidtgrayling24 cm
- 3Jonas Krügerroach16 cm
- 4Erik Holmbjörkna15 cm
- 5Per Häggroach15 cm
- 6Oskar Lehmannruffe10 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmLars Korhonen
grayling24 cmSabine Schmidt
roach16 cmJonas Krüger
björkna15 cmErik Holm
ruffe10 cmOskar Lehmann
The same water, for real
