Abborrälven
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 58 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Abborrälven is a southern 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
- 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 Abborrälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 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
- 1Lars Nilssonpike51 cm
- 2Jonas Wikströmpike50 cm
- 3Mikael Nieminenburbot42 cm
- 4Jukka Korhonenwhitefish24 cm
- 5Linnea Vogelgrayling24 cm
- 6Mikko Sandströmperch20 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmLars Nilsson
burbot42 cmMikael Nieminen
whitefish24 cmJukka Korhonen
grayling24 cmLinnea Vogel
perch20 cmMikko Sandström
The same water, for real
