Storströmmen
southern salmon river · 57°N
flow 46 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Storströmmen 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Storströmmen
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The catch board
- 1Erik Schmidtål47 cm
- 2Per Fischerål47 cm
- 3Per Krügerål46 cm
- 4Heike Häggål46 cm
- 5Nils Nieminenål44 cm
- 6Anna Nyströmperch19 cm
Species records here
ål46 cmHeike Hägg
perch19 cmAnna Nyström
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