• The fishing license entitles you to fish with one fishing rod (equipped with a line and a maximum of three hooks) per person in licensed waters.
• It is permitted to catch and keep a maximum of 3 trout and grayling per fisherman per day (example: either 3 grayling or 2 grayling and 1 trout). • The minimum length allowed for killing and keeping fish is: 35 cm for grayling; 35 cm for trout; 50 cm for salmon. The length is measured from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail fin. • In the Kalix River, it is permitted to keep a maximum of one trout per fisherman per day in the size 35-45 cm according to the regulations of the Swedish Board of Fisheries (FIFS 2004:37). All trout that are larger or smaller than this measurement must be returned. Grayling fishing is prohibited in these watercourses during the period 15 April to 10 June (FIFS 2004:37). • With the aim of protecting the juvenile stages of salmonid fish, fishing with natural baits (worms, maggots, shrimp, baitfish and the like) is prohibited in flowing waters. Any exceptions are stated in the fishing licence appendices. • In order to protect the trout in connection with spawning, fishing for trout is prohibited in flowing waters between 1 September and 31 December. Trout caught during this period must be released unconditionally, regardless of size and regardless of whether the fish is injured or not. • The dumping of fish is not permitted. • Caught fish may not be sold. • When fishing in the Kalix and Kaitum rivers, it is prohibited to kill female salmon. The reason is the high reproductive value of the females. Salmon fishing is prohibited between 1 September and 31 December.
Remember that as a fisherman you are always obliged to know the regulations that apply to the water you are fishing in. In addition to the above-mentioned rules, the Fishing Act (1993:787) and the Ordinance (1994:1716) on fishing, aquaculture and the fishing industry apply as the basic regulations. In those parts of the watercourses that lie below the definitive migration barriers (i.e. the salmon-bearing stretch), the regulations of the Swedish Board of Fisheries (FIFS 2004:37) also apply.