Gäddälven
southern salmon river · 60°N
flow 57 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gäddälven 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 Gäddälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Tomas Brandtperch25 cm
- 2Jukka Schmidthavsoring-baltic23 cm
- 3Jukka Åberghavsoring-baltic22 cm
- 4Astrid Holmperch18 cm
- 5Mats Lindqvistperch18 cm
- 6Per Fischerperch18 cm
Species records here
havsoring-baltic23 cmJukka Schmidt
perch18 cmMats Lindqvist
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