Örnälven
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 37 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Örnälven 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 Örnälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Bjørn Nyströmpike52 cm
- 2Axel Nilssonzander41 cm
- 3Mikko Krügerzander41 cm
- 4Erik Sjöbergperch18 cm
- 5Heike Dahlroach15 cm
- 6Henrik Lundvendace13 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmBjørn Nyström
zander41 cmMikko Krüger
perch18 cmErik Sjöberg
roach15 cmHeike Dahl
vendace13 cmHenrik Lund
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