Sandälven
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 14 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sandälven 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 Sandälven
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
- 1Heike Holmburbot39 cm
- 2Lars Webertrout29 cm
- 3Gustav Karlssontrout29 cm
- 4Henrik Nyströmtrout28 cm
- 5Mikko Noréntrout28 cm
- 6Karl Lundgrayling24 cm
Species records here
burbot39 cmHeike Holm
trout28 cmMikko Norén
grayling24 cmKarl Lund
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