Ideälven
southern lowland river · 57°N
flow 50 m³/sgradient 0.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideälven is a southern lowland 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 Ideälven
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
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Åbergpike55 cm
- 2Mats Nieminenburbot42 cm
- 3Karl Petterssonbream30 cm
- 4Axel Forsbergperch18 cm
- 5Sara Lehmannroach17 cm
- 6Ole Nyströmroach15 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmJukka Åberg
burbot42 cmMats Nieminen
bream30 cmKarl Pettersson
perch18 cmAxel Forsberg
roach17 cmSara Lehmann
The same water, for real
