Sörälven
northern steep trout brook · 65°N
flow 0 m³/sgradient 2.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sörälven is a northern 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 Sörälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
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
- 1Oskar Nilssonsalmon55 cm
- 2Elin Nieminenpike53 cm
- 3Eva Sandströmid30 cm
- 4Sabine Vainiotrout29 cm
- 5Stefan Korhonentrout28 cm
- 6Anna MånssonArctic char28 cm
Species records here
salmon55 cmOskar Nilsson
pike53 cmElin Nieminen
id30 cmEva Sandström
trout28 cmStefan Korhonen
Arctic char28 cmAnna Månsson
The same water, for real