Västerströmmen
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 31 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Västerströmmen 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Västerströmmen
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Weberpike68 cm
- 2Lars Weberpike55 cm
- 3Gustav Blomperch26 cm
- 4Jürgen Nilssonperch23 cm
- 5Kjell Sjöbergperch19 cm
- 6Kjell Olofssonperch18 cm
Species records here
pike68 cmOle Weber
perch19 cmKjell Sjöberg
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