Ideån
southern salmon river · 58°N
flow 39 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideån 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 Ideån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Anders Karlssonål48 cm
- 2Anders Blomzander41 cm
- 3Heike Nilssonbream30 cm
- 4Erik Schmidtsutare29 cm
- 5Stefan Eksutare28 cm
- 6Björn Olofssonnors11 cm
Species records here
ål48 cmAnders Karlsson
zander41 cmAnders Blom
bream30 cmHeike Nilsson
sutare28 cmStefan Ek
nors11 cmBjörn Olofsson
The same water, for real
