Abborrån
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 20 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Abborrån 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 Abborrån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Emil Petterssonpike49 cm
- 2Emil Åströmbream32 cm
- 3Jonas Krügerbream31 cm
- 4Hanna Åströmbream30 cm
- 5Heike Wikströmtrout29 cm
- 6Stefan Ekwhitefish26 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmEmil Pettersson
bream32 cmEmil Åström
trout29 cmHeike Wikström
whitefish26 cmStefan Ek
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