Österälven
southern salmon river · 60°N
flow 21 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Österälven 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 Österälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Wolfgang Lindqvistperch21 cm
- 2Gustav Schmidtperch20 cm
- 3Magnus Lehmannhavsoring-baltic20 cm
- 4Magnus Hedlundperch19 cm
- 5Stefan Karlssonperch18 cm
- 6Fredrik Krügerperch18 cm
Species records here
havsoring-baltic20 cmMagnus Lehmann
perch18 cmStefan Karlsson
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