Svartälven
southern salmon river · 57°N
flow 8 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Svartälven 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 Svartälven
mal
typically ~100 cm · can reach 250 cm
The catch board
- 1Gustav Åströmmal106 cm
- 2Heike Häggmal93 cm
- 3Stefan Ekmal91 cm
- 4Elin Nieminenmal91 cm
- 5Karl Petterssonmal87 cm
- 6Sabine Krügermal86 cm
The same water, for real
