NEW RULE 2025: Fishing with the help of live transducers / real-time transducers / live technology is prohibited.
Inspection fee
When inspected, 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 inspection fee of 2000 SEK.
General
- The fishing license is personal. Only one fishing license per person and occasion is valid.
- Fishing is open all year round.
- Youth up to 16 years of age fish for free.
Methods and gear
- Hand gear, trolling
- Ice fishing max 10 rods/fishing gear
- Fishing with the help of 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 spinning fishing with barbless hooks are permitted. All other methods are prohibited. See green marking on the map. Except for the utility dam where other methods are permitted.
- Roach hut/mjärde is permitted and is marked with a name
- Net fishing not permitted
- Russian fishing not permitted
- Crayfish fishing not permitted - Pike scissors not permitted
Catch restrictions
Minimum size Zander 45 cm. Maximum size Zander 65 cm. Maximum size Pike 75 cm. Catch quota: 2 zander per day and person. 2 pike per day and person. All catches of trout and grayling must be released very carefully regardless of condition.
Handle all fish that are to be released very carefully and avoid unnecessary handling!
Fishing ban
All fishing in the Northern Branch will be closed to fishing from 1/10 2026 until 1/5 2027. The exception is the mill dam in Mackmyra Bruk, where fishing may continue all year round. The fishing ban applies from the dam gate behind the manor in Mackmyra Bruk down to the first enclosure after the manor'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
- Selling catches is prohibited (except roach for bait).
- Parking is prohibited at the loading area at Mackmyra. All vehicles are parked in the large parking lot below the power station.
- All trash is taken home.