Stenälven
southern salmon river · 57°N
flow 53 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Stenälven 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 Stenälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 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
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
löja
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Stefan Brandtburbot36 cm
- 2Maria Erikssonbream33 cm
- 3Emil Petterssonsutare30 cm
- 4Heike Fischerwhitefish25 cm
- 5Karl Petterssonroach14 cm
- 6Klaus Erikssonlöja11 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmStefan Brandt
bream33 cmMaria Eriksson
sutare30 cmEmil Pettersson
whitefish25 cmHeike Fischer
roach14 cmKarl Pettersson
löja11 cmKlaus Eriksson
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