Ideälven
southern salmon river · 57°N
flow 25 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideälven 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 Ideälven
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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Brandtsalmon79 cm
- 2Axel Raskpike68 cm
- 3Mikko Krügersalmon53 cm
- 4Heike Lindqvistpike52 cm
- 5Tomas Åströmpike50 cm
- 6Emil Nieminenperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon79 cmHeike Brandt
pike50 cmTomas Åström
perch18 cmEmil Nieminen
The same water, for real
