Gäddälven
southern salmon river · 65°N
flow 16 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gäddälven 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
- 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 Gäddälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Karl Rasksea trout40 cm
- 2Hanna Brandtsea trout39 cm
- 3Stefan Olofssonsea trout37 cm
- 4Eva Nyströmtrout31 cm
- 5Jukka Noréntrout29 cm
- 6Heike Dahltrout28 cm
Species records here
sea trout37 cmStefan Olofsson
trout31 cmEva Nyström
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