Sörälven
salmon river · 62°N
flow 46 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sörälven 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 Sörälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Hanna Strandburbot36 cm
- 2Sabine Vogeltrout32 cm
- 3Andreas PetterssonArctic char30 cm
- 4Sören DahlArctic char28 cm
- 5Björn Norénwhitefish24 cm
- 6Roland Lundvendace15 cm
Species records here
burbot36 cmHanna Strand
trout32 cmSabine Vogel
Arctic char28 cmSören Dahl
whitefish24 cmBjörn Norén
vendace15 cmRoland Lund
The same water, for real
