Svartälven
salmon river · 61°N
flow 40 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Svartälven 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
- 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 Svartälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Karl Sandströmsalmon52 cm
- 2Torbjörn Schmidtpike50 cm
- 3Anders Karlssontrout29 cm
- 4Lars Holmtrout28 cm
- 5Björn Falkgrayling25 cm
- 6Fredrik Korhonenperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmKarl Sandström
pike50 cmTorbjörn Schmidt
trout28 cmLars Holm
grayling25 cmBjörn Falk
perch18 cmFredrik Korhonen
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