Vitälven
salmon river · 60°N
flow 36 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vitälven is a 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 Vitälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
björkna
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
löja
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Anna Häggpike57 cm
- 2Heike Dahlpike53 cm
- 3Maria Lundbream32 cm
- 4Astrid Vainiosutare30 cm
- 5Oskar Wikströmperch18 cm
- 6Heike Brandtbjörkna17 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmHeike Dahl
bream32 cmMaria Lund
sutare30 cmAstrid Vainio
perch18 cmOskar Wikström
björkna17 cmHeike Brandt
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