Fishing for Salmon in Sweden: season & top waters

Waters

210

Price from

10–1.390 SEK

Boat

15 waters

Rules & closed seasons

Salmon are subject to the strictest and most frequently changed rules of all Swedish species: permitted size ranges, catch limits, mandatory catch reporting, distinctions between stocked salmon marked by a clipped adipose fin and wild fish, and closed seasons around the upstream run. The binding values are set by Havs- och vattenmyndigheten, the Länsstyrelse and the holder of the fishing rights — check them during the season in which you travel.

Season by country

1. Jan Quiet
2. Feb Quiet
3. Mar Good
4. Apr Good
5. May Good
6. Jun Prime time
7. Jul Prime time
8. Aug Good
9. Sep Quiet
10. Oct Quiet
11. Nov Quiet
12. Dec Quiet

Prime time · Good · Quiet

The calendar shows bite windows, not closed seasons. Binding closed seasons and minimum sizes are set by the individual water and appear on its page.

Regions

• Västra Götalands län 42 waters
• Norrbottens län 35 waters
• Västerbottens län 31 waters
• Värmlands län 29 waters
• Hallands län 15 waters
• Västernorrlands län 13 waters
• Skåne län 13 waters
• Kalmar län 6 waters
• Blekinge län 5 waters
• Gävleborgs län 4 waters
• Stockholms län 4 waters
• Örebro län 3 waters
• Östergötlands län 3 waters
• Södermanlands län 3 waters
• Kronobergs län 1 waters
• Jönköpings län 1 waters
• Jämtlands län 1 waters
• Dalarnas län 1 waters

Method, tackle and season for Salmon in the species profile

Official sources

Checked: 04.08.2026

• Sportfiskarna – Fiskarter
• Svenska fiskeregler (HaV)
• Havs- och vattenmyndigheten – Fiskeregler för fritidsfiske