About
Kalixälven is a big arctic river with several big connecting rivers like, Lina älv, Kaitum älv and Ångesån. At Tärendö the river gets a big addition of water from Torne älv. It’s one of the big rivers in Sweden that still has not been affected by constructions like power plants. Huge reproduction areas are situated far up in the river system in the Kiruna district. Large parts of Kalixälven are accessible by roads that run along almost the entire river.
Flyfisher photo: Jockfall camp
Fishing
fly fisherman at Jockfall photo: Jockfall camp
Kalixälven has a natural reproduction of salmon and the last few years the average weight has been 6-7 kg with fish as big as 15 kg. Jockfall has the best fishing in Kalixälven as well as the rapids downstreams, and the lower parts of Ängesån and Kaitumälven.
The fishing downstreams of Jockfall is carried out with either a fly rod or a spinning rod. To ensure that the fishing is enjoyable, the use of fly- or spinning rods are used in turns on either side of the river, switching every 2 days. Spin fishing with fly and sinker is completely forbidden. The fishing further downstream from Jockfall offers some beautiful stretches for fly fishing and at Ansvar the use of a boat is possible in the calmer areas of the river.
The fishing for Grayling is also especially good here. Ängesån is a typical forest river that is perfect for fly fishing because of its size and combinations of rapids and calmer areas. The river is located in the wild so the venues are really beautiful but also very accessible by roads along the river on both sides. The main stretch is 35 km long and consists of rapids, slow pools and edges.
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Suitable gear for fishing here is a 14-15 ft. rod with an intermediate line and some tube flies or double hook, size 2, in the beginning of the season. Later a 12-13 ft. rod with a floating line and flies size 6-8 are preferable. Flies that the fish usually go for are Thunder lightning, GP and Hairy Mary.
Spin fishing is also a good way to catch fish and works best in the beginning of the season when the water is higher and colder. Copper/gold coloured lures (Snake) or orange coloured wobblers are the most popular lures when spin fishing. The salmon starts coming up the river in the beginning of June and keeps going into august. The salmon is most active around midsummer and the following weeks thereafter.
Foto by per i vråa. picture over Kaitumälven
Jockfalls homepage Kalixälv local site Kalixälvs own website.
Tourist information: Överkalix Phone: +46 926 10392, OK gas station in Tvärån and Jockfall Fishing Camp.
In the river Kalixälven you can fish for salmon, trout and grayling