Vitälven
salmon river · 66°N
flow 27 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vitälven 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Vitälven
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Astrid Vainioburbot40 cm
- 2Jukka Norénburbot39 cm
- 3Petra Ekburbot38 cm
- 4Linnea Nieminenwhitefish25 cm
- 5Lars Weberelritsa6 cm
- 6Jonas Häggelritsa6 cm
Species records here
burbot40 cmAstrid Vainio
whitefish25 cmLinnea Nieminen
elritsa6 cmLars Weber
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