Ideälven
flowing forest stream · 65°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 1.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideälven is a flowing forest stream. 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 Ideälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Anders Nilssonpike50 cm
- 2Axel Forsbergwhitefish29 cm
- 3Wolfgang Krügerruffe10 cm
- 4Jürgen Dahlruffe10 cm
- 5Heike Dahlruffe9 cm
- 6Oskar Wagnerruffe9 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmAnders Nilsson
whitefish29 cmAxel Forsberg
ruffe9 cmOskar Wagner
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