Granälven
northern salmon river · 61°N
flow 48 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Granälven is a northern 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Granälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Torbjörn Schmidtbream32 cm
- 2Per Krügersutare29 cm
- 3Lars Holmperch21 cm
- 4Jürgen Nilssonperch21 cm
- 5Jürgen Schmidtroach14 cm
- 6Per Bakkevendace13 cm
Species records here
bream32 cmTorbjörn Schmidt
sutare29 cmPer Krüger
perch21 cmJürgen Nilsson
roach14 cmJürgen Schmidt
vendace13 cmPer Bakke
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