Spegelälven
lowland river · 66°N
flow 24 m³/sgradient 0.1%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Spegelälven is a 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 Spegelälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Astrid Vainiotrout28 cm
- 2Jonas Häggtrout28 cm
- 3Klaus Strandgrayling26 cm
- 4Fredrik Björkgrayling25 cm
- 5Anna Lundgrayling25 cm
- 6Jukka Vogelperch19 cm
Species records here
trout28 cmJonas Hägg
grayling26 cmKlaus Strand
perch19 cmJukka Vogel
The same water, for real