Gäddån
salmon river · 56°N
flow 49 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gäddån 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 Gäddån
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Fischerål52 cm
- 2Petra Ekål50 cm
- 3Stefan Wikströmål46 cm
- 4Ida Raskål44 cm
- 5Heike Korhonentrout32 cm
- 6Johan Rasktrout29 cm
Species records here
ål44 cmIda Rask
trout32 cmHeike Korhonen
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