Storströmmen
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 51 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Storströmmen 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
- 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 Storströmmen
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
björkna
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Astrid Vainiozander43 cm
- 2Mikko LindqvistArctic char31 cm
- 3Oskar Noréngrayling26 cm
- 4Gustav Karlssongrayling24 cm
- 5Stefan Wikströmperch20 cm
- 6Axel Lehmannsarv15 cm
Species records here
zander43 cmAstrid Vainio
Arctic char31 cmMikko Lindqvist
grayling26 cmOskar Norén
perch20 cmStefan Wikström
sarv15 cmAxel Lehmann
The same water, for real
