Ideälven
lowland river · 64°N
flow 48 m³/sgradient 0.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Ideälven 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 Ideälven
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
- 1Mats Erikssontrout29 cm
- 2Tomas Lindqvistgrayling29 cm
- 3Astrid Viklundgrayling27 cm
- 4Petra Brandtgrayling24 cm
- 5Maria Bakkegrayling24 cm
- 6Lars Weberperch18 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmMats Eriksson
grayling24 cmPetra Brandt
perch18 cmLars Weber
The same water, for real
