Vitälven
steep trout brook · 63°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 3.1%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Vitälven is a steep trout brook. 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 Vitälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Gustav Blomtrout35 cm
- 2Bjørn Nyströmtrout32 cm
- 3Andreas Petterssontrout30 cm
- 4Uwe Sundintrout29 cm
- 5Mikko Forsbergtrout28 cm
- 6Tomas Åströmtrout28 cm
The same water, for real