Grönälven
northern lowland river · 60°N
flow 57 m³/sgradient 0.6%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Grönälven is a northern lowland 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 Grönälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Schmidttrout31 cm
- 2Ole Björktrout30 cm
- 3Erik Blomtrout28 cm
- 4Ida Månssonstensimpa7 cm
- 5Mats Hansenstensimpa7 cm
- 6Wolfgang Lindqviststensimpa7 cm
Species records here
trout28 cmErik Blom
stensimpa7 cmWolfgang Lindqvist
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