Ideälven
salmon river · 66°N
flow 30 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideälven 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
- 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 Ideälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Stefan StrandArctic char32 cm
- 2Mikko KrügerArctic char30 cm
- 3Emil Nieminentrout29 cm
- 4Kjell Hedlundtrout28 cm
- 5Emil Strandtrout28 cm
- 6Roland HolmArctic char28 cm
Species records here
Arctic char30 cmMikko Krüger
trout28 cmEmil Strand
The same water, for real
