Torstorp-Vallby-Veddige Community Association

Fishing rules for Torstorp-Vallby-Veddige community association

Adopted at the annual meeting on March 6, 2024.

General rules regarding fishing licenses

1. Everyone who fishes in Torstorp-Vallby-Veddige community association must have read and fish according to the rules below as well as the rules of conduct regarding salmon and sea trout fishing!
2. All fishing licenses are purchased via iFiske.se https://www.ifiske.se/fiskekort-viskan-kullagard-asbro.htm
3. Anyone who has purchased a fishing license must be prepared to show the fishing license on their mobile phone. Fishing license holders must be able to show identification.
4. Fishing may only take place at fishing sites and not from a boat or from Kullagårdsbron. Fishing license holders may fish from a boat as long as it does not interfere with fishing from land.
5. At Åsbro, anyone who has purchased a fishing license may fish from the northern part of the bridge. The southern part of the bridge is not part of the Torstorp-Vallby-Veddige community association.
6. Statutes and bylaws, both general and specific to each county, must be strictly observed.
7. Everyone up to and including 15 years of age fish for free without a fishing license.
8. Fishing licenses for young people 16-18 years of age are free but must be booked via iFiske. There are five fishing licenses per day. This fishing license is valid for the entire route.
9. Violation of applicable regulations will result in the immediate forfeiture of the right to fish.
10. Throughout the Torstorp-Vallby-Veddige community association, the right of public access applies in forests and land. Do not disturb, do not destroy.

Salmon and sea trout

1. The fishing season for salmonids is 1 April - 31 August. Salmonids mean salmon and sea trout. The fish must be allowed to spawn undisturbed during the month of September in order to increase the population.
2. A maximum of three salmonids may be taken per person and season, 1 April - 31 August.
3. A maximum of one caught salmonid per person and day. Fish that are released are also counted as caught fish (see the rules of conduct below), but do not include spawned fish (besa), salmon under 45 cm and sea trout (see point 4).
4. Spawned fish (besa) and salmonids under 45 cm must be released (see the rules of conduct below). These fish are not counted in the quota as caught fish. Sea trout that are released are not counted in the quota. 5. All fishing may be done barbless or with barbs and with three treble hooks. Applies regardless of fishing method.
5. Fishing may only be done with sport fishing gear such as a rod by hand. One fishing gear may be used at a time.
6. Minimum size of braided line 0.20. Minimum size of nylon line 0.30.
7. Registration of all catches must be done no later than 24 hours after the catch at I-fiske (https://www.ifiske.se/fisketips-viskan-kullagard-asbro.htm). Fishing right holders must report catches no later than 24 hours after the catch via email to the association's email address: tvvviskan@gmail.com.

Pike and other whitefish

1. The season for pike is October 1 - March 31.
2. Pike over 80cm must be released.
3. Fishing may only be done with sport fishing gear such as a rod by hand. One fishing gear may be used at a time.
4. Pike fishing is only conducted in calm water and according to the maps on iFiske.
5. Fishing for other whitefish follows the County Administrative Board's rules.

The rules of conduct below apply when fishing in Torstorp-Vallby-Veddige community association.

As an angler, you are responsible for handling the fish correctly, regardless of whether you are going to catch the fish or release it. The health of the fish always comes first.

When you are fishing a fish, the goal is to always land the fish as quickly as possible. The fishing time should always be minimized regardless of whether the fish is going to be caught or released. Being cautious when trolling for fear of losing the fish does not benefit the fish when released. Overproduction of lactic acid in the fish's muscles increases the stress on the fish. This contributes to physiological disorders which can lead to the fish dying. High water temperatures (above 16 degrees) result in poorer oxygen conditions in the water which leads to greater lactic acid production during trolling. Lactic acid production increases regardless of the temperature and oxygen conditions in the water but is lower at colder temperatures. 

The fish must never leave the water when landing. If you use a net as an aid when landing the fish, the fish must be guided into the net with your fishing equipment. Trying to catch (chase) the fish with the net is a stressful moment and increases the risk of the fish escaping or being injured. Never lift the fish in the net, but leave the fish and net in the water. Also make sure that the fish is not lying down and rubbing against the bottom, rocks or the like. 

Always wet your hand before grabbing the fish's tail coil. Never grab the fish anywhere else. Never grip the tail spool with more force than necessary. Release the hook from the fish's mouth when the fish is in the water. Again, make sure the fish is not rubbing against the bottom, rocks or the like. 

When you have removed your bait from the fish's mouth, hold the fish with a grip around the fish's tail spool and again not with more force than necessary. Strive to hold the fish as loosely as possible. Let the fish rest against your other palm, placing it behind the pectoral fins and not directly under the abdomen. The fish should always be held below the surface of the water. Always point the fish's head towards the direction of the current so that the fish gets oxygenated water. Let the fish take its time to recover. When the fish wants to swim further, release the tail spool. Never pull the fish back and forth in the water to "start" the fish, every time the fish is pulled back and water flows in from behind the gill openings, no oxygen is supplied. If you have landed your fish in completely still water, you go out with the fish into the water where the current begins.

Salmonids are generally the species that require the most oxygen in the water. Warm water binds oxygen very poorly. Here is an example of how the oxygen content depends on the water temperature.

The amount of oxygen that can dissolve in the water depends on the water temperature, in 1-degree water, about 14.25 mg per liter dissolves, in 10-degree water only 11.25 and when the water temperature rises to 20 degrees, no more than 9 mg/liter dissolves. Sea trout requires the most oxygen, about 14 mg/liter and salmon about 12 mg/liter on average.

When you drill your fish, the oxygen consumption of the fish increases, so you should re-expose your fish, as the chance of the fish surviving at higher temperatures decreases. With longer drill times and 16 degrees in the water, the risk of a re-release being unsuccessful increases. From 20 degrees in the water, you should not fish if the goal is to release the fish. 

Regardless of salmon or sea trout, the vulnerability is greatest when they have just emerged from the sea. At the same time, many anglers yearn to get a freshly emerged fish on the hook. The risk is that the fishing time will be longer because the fish has more energy and the fish's muscles are significantly looser and therefore more sensitive to handling. The fish's scales are also very loose and the scales' main function is to protect the fish. Under the scales, in the fish's skin, there are glands that produce the fish's mucus layer, which, among other things, protects the fish from bacteria. The mucus layer is significantly thinner on freshly emerged fish and therefore more easily damaged. Bleeding freshly emerged salmon should not be released.

Fish that have been in the river for a while have a thicker mucus layer, the muscles are significantly "harder" and the scales are more firmly attached. All fish, however, should always be handled correctly (see above) although a newly caught fish is always more vulnerable. 

The health of the fish always comes first.

  Releasing a fish works very well as long as the conditions and handling are met. Make sure your equipment is adapted to the fishing you want to do and the conditions that prevail. And don't forget that your experience and story are worth more than a photo of the fish.