Ideån
salmon river · 67°N
flow 32 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideån 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 Ideån
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Vogelsalmon61 cm
- 2Bjørn Boströmtrout32 cm
- 3Mikko Noréntrout29 cm
- 4Rickard Lundgrayling26 cm
- 5Karl Sandströmgrayling24 cm
- 6Gustav Schmidtperch23 cm
Species records here
salmon61 cmJukka Vogel
trout29 cmMikko Norén
grayling26 cmRickard Lund
perch23 cmGustav Schmidt
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