Sörälven
steep trout brook · 65°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 2.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Sörälven is a 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
- 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
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Bjørn Boströmtrout35 cm
- 2Magnus Hedlundtrout35 cm
- 3Andreas Olofssontrout32 cm
- 4Wolfgang Nyströmtrout31 cm
- 5Rickard Lundtrout29 cm
- 6Eva Bakketrout29 cm
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