Gäddälven
salmon river · 65°N
flow 58 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gäddälven 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 Gäddälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Karin Schmidtburbot37 cm
- 2Elin Månssongrayling26 cm
- 3Ole Brandtgrayling24 cm
- 4Eva Sandströmperch18 cm
- 5Erik Raskroach15 cm
- 6Karin Nyströmvendace13 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmKarin Schmidt
grayling26 cmElin Månsson
perch18 cmEva Sandström
roach15 cmErik Rask
vendace13 cmKarin Nyström
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