Ideån
salmon river · 66°N
flow 16 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideån 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 Ideån
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Emil NyströmArctic char31 cm
- 2Maria HolmArctic char30 cm
- 3Sabine Schmidttrout30 cm
- 4Kjell Hedlundtrout30 cm
- 5Maria BakkeArctic char29 cm
- 6Sören Björktrout29 cm
Species records here
Arctic char31 cmEmil Nyström
trout30 cmKjell Hedlund
The same water, for real
