The Bergnäsälven River, about 50 kilometers south of Arjeplog, offers opportunities for good sport fishing and fine catches.
The river is most appreciated for the nationally interesting Bergnäs trout, but more and more people are also discovering the good grayling fishing here.
In the Bergnäsälven, fishing from land instead of a boat is recommended for those who are not familiar with the water, as it is very shallow in some places.
It is rocky at the riverbank, but the area is still relatively accessible with proximity to the road, footbridges in some parts and well-trodden paths.
There are also four wind shelters with associated fire pits along the river.
Fishing in the Bergnäsälven is managed by the Södra Bergnäs Samfällighetsförening, which also sells fishing licenses and takes care of fishing surveillance in the area.
Since the Bergnäsalven is the main breeding area for the Bergnäs trout, the association is also responsible for the breeding fishery that has taken place here since 1960.
The Bergnäs trout is considered to be of national interest and worthy of protection because it is one of the few downstream spawning trout stocks.
Breeding fishery takes place in the autumn, and is carried out with nets. Wild trout in the size class of 2.5-5 kilos are caught and placed in a so-called fish sump, specially constructed for this purpose.
They are squeezed on roe and milk and the fry are then raised at a fish farm in Lycksele.
The Bergnäs trout are then planted in several nearby lakes and waterways, including in the Södra Bergnäs fishing waters.
Five thousand grayling are also released here every year, and this is clearly visible in the catch results.
