Västra Valbo FVOF

NEW RULE 2025: Fishing using live transducers / real-time transducers / live technology is prohibited.

Inspection fee:

When checking, fishermen are required to show identification. In the event of a violation of any of our fishing rules, the on-site supervisor may charge the fisherman a check fee of 2000 SEK.

Generally:

- The fishing license is personal. Only one fishing license per person and occasion is valid.

- Fishing is open year-round.

- Youth up to 16 years of age fish for free.

Methods and tools:

- Hand tools, trolling

- Ice fishing max 10 rods/fishing gear

- Fishing using live transducers / real-time transducers / live technology is prohibited.

- On the stretch from the middle dam and the upper dam upstream of the boating areas down to the outlet at Gadö, (the flowing part of the river) only fly fishing and spin fishing with barbless hooks are permitted. All other methods are prohibited. See green marking on the map. Except for the industrial dam where other methods are permitted.

- Roach hut/mjärde is allowed and marked with a name

- Net fishing not allowed

- Russian not allowed

- Crayfish fishing not allowed
- Pike scissors not allowed

Catch restrictions:
Minimum dimensions Zander 45 cm.
Maximum size of pike perch 65 cm.
Maximum size Pike 75 cm.
Catch quota: 2 pike perch per day and person. 2 pike per day and person.
All catches of trout and grayling should be released very carefully regardless of condition.

Handle all fish to be released very carefully and avoid unnecessary handling!

Fishing ban:

Fishing is prohibited from the dam gate behind the manor house in Mackmyra bruk down to the first hedge after the manor house's apple orchard, as well as in and adjacent to the fishway around the dam gate. See red marking on the map. Prohibition signs and posted maps also show the fishing limits on this stretch.

Other rules:
- Prohibited from selling catch (except roach for bait).

- Parking prohibited at the loading area at Mackmyra. All vehicles must be parked in the large parking lot below at the power station.

- All trash is taken home.