Gäddälven
southern steep trout brook · 68°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 2.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Gäddälven is a southern 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Gäddälven
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland HolmArctic char31 cm
- 2Anders BlomArctic char30 cm
- 3Heike SundinArctic char28 cm
- 4Sabine SjöbergArctic char28 cm
- 5Heike LindqvistArctic char28 cm
- 6Jürgen HansenArctic char28 cm
The same water, for real
