Storströmmen
southern salmon river · 56°N
flow 26 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Storströmmen 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 Storströmmen
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Linnea Korhonensalmon52 cm
- 2Oskar Norénål48 cm
- 3Astrid Häggål47 cm
- 4Karin Erikssonål46 cm
- 5Oskar Häggål45 cm
- 6Henrik Forsbergtrout31 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmLinnea Korhonen
ål47 cmAstrid Hägg
trout31 cmHenrik Forsberg
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