Ideälven
southern steep trout brook · 63°N
flow 0 m³/sgradient 2.1%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideälven is a southern steep trout brook. 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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Boströmpike52 cm
- 2Rickard Olofssontrout33 cm
- 3Petra Brandtid31 cm
- 4Nils Sandströmtrout29 cm
- 5Fredrik Björkwhitefish24 cm
- 6Karl Boströmperch18 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmHeike Boström
id31 cmPetra Brandt
trout29 cmNils Sandström
whitefish24 cmFredrik Björk
perch18 cmKarl Boström
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