Vinnfarsån
southern salmon river · 62°N
flow 46 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Vinnfarsån 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 Vinnfarsån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
asp
typically ~48 cm · can reach 90 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
löja
typically ~12 cm · can reach 20 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Emil Nyströmzander44 cm
- 2Oskar Häggid33 cm
- 3Eva Falkwhitefish29 cm
- 4Fredrik Sundintrout28 cm
- 5Anna Lundregnbåge28 cm
- 6Gustav Åströmnors10 cm
Species records here
zander44 cmEmil Nyström
id33 cmOskar Hägg
whitefish29 cmEva Falk
regnbåge28 cmAnna Lund
trout28 cmFredrik Sundin
nors10 cmGustav Åström
The same water, for real