Bergnäsälven

Bergnäsälven, approximately 5 Swedish miles south of Arjeplog, offers opportunities for good recreational fishing and fine catches.The river is most appreciated for the nationally significant Bergnäs trout, but more and more people are also discovering &au ... Bergnäsälven, approximately 5 Swedish miles south of Arjeplog, offers opportunities for good recreational fishing and fine catches.The river is most appreciated for the nationally significant Bergnäs trout, but more and more people are also discovering the good grayling fishing here.In Bergnäsälven, fishing from the bank rather than from a boat is recommended for anyone unfamiliar with the water, as it is very shallow in some places.The riverbank is stony, but the area is nevertheless relatively accessible, with proximity to a road, boardwalks in some sections and well-trodden paths.There are also four wind shelters with associated fire sites along the river.Fishing in Bergnäsälven is managed by Södra Bergnäs Samfällighetsförening, which also sells permits and carries out fisheries surveillance in the area.Since Bergnäsalven is the main reproduction area for the Bergnäs trout, the association is also responsible for the broodstock fishing that has taken place here since 1960.The Bergnäs trout is considered nationally significant and worthy of protection because it is one of the few downstream-spawning trout stocks.Broodstock fishing takes place in autumn and is carried out with nets. Wild trout in the size class 2,5-5 kilos are taken and placed in a so-called fish holding cage, specially constructed for this purpose.Their eggs and milt are expressed, and the fry are then reared at a fish farm in Lycksele.The Bergnäs trout is then stocked in several nearby lakes and watercourses, including in Södra Bergnäs fishing waters.Five thousand grayling are also stocked here every year, and this is clearly noticeable in the catch results.