Tallälven
salmon river · 58°N
flow 27 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Tallälven 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 Tallälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Boströmtrout31 cm
- 2Elin Fischerregnbåge31 cm
- 3Tomas Åströmregnbåge28 cm
- 4Astrid Krügerregnbåge28 cm
- 5Roland Holmroach17 cm
- 6Heike Brandtroach16 cm
Species records here
trout31 cmOle Boström
regnbåge28 cmTomas Åström
roach17 cmRoland Holm
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