Ideälven
lowland river · 58°N
flow 16 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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Sabine Krügertrout31 cm
- 2Per Fischertrout29 cm
- 3Uwe Webertrout29 cm
- 4Jonas Krügerperch19 cm
- 5Torbjörn Petterssonperch19 cm
- 6Torbjörn Karlssonperch18 cm
Species records here
trout31 cmSabine Krüger
perch19 cmJonas Krüger
The same water, for real
