Full information on current fishing regulations, catch reporting, control fees, etc. can be found at www.burealven.se
Your fishing license is personal and entitles you to hand gear fishing according to HOUSEHOLD NEEDS . By house needs is meant that the fishing is done with restraint and thought. Do not take up more fish than YOU yourself need. ALL sales of fish from our waters are strictly prohibited, control fee of SEK 4400 will be issued in case of violation of this.
Children under 16 fish for free but MUST buy a fishing license. The same fishing rules apply to everyone.
Net fishing only permitted by landowners within the area with individual fishing rights. Rules and information about this can be found on our website. We ask you to report unmarked/poorly marked nets to the board for the fisheries management area, contact details are available on our website www.burealven.se
FISHING RULES IN BRIEF:
Only catch & release on trout, grayling and salmon
These species must not be kept but SHOULD be handled carefully and reintroduced.
Mandatory catch reporting of trout, grayling and salmon within 24 hours
This is done via the catch reporting function on our website www.burealven.se
Minimum dimensions:
Goose: 40 cm (goose shorter than 40 cm MUST be re-released)
(the minimum size applies according to national fisheries legislation (HVMFS-FiFS 2004:37)
Maximum dimensions:
Goose: 60 cm (goose that is longer than 60 cm MUST be re-released)
All fish that do not meet these size limits SHOULD be immediately re-released, regardless of condition.
Bag limit:
Walleye: max. 3 walleyes / person / day.
Bureälvens has a unique zander population, one of the few in Norrland. We are afraid of this and therefore have certain restrictions on zander fishing.
Recommendation pike:
Reintroduce all pike over 100cm, large individuals are important for the stocks and if reintroduced they get more chances to catch the dream fish. Do not fish for spawning fish, leave the pike alone at the spawning grounds during the spring.
Peace periods for Bureälven:
- 1/9-14/10 - fishing for trout and salmon is prohibited during their spawning period, this according to national fisheries legislation (FIFS 2004:36). Locally, we in the fisheries conservation association have decided on total conservation during this period. NO fishing may occur in Bureälven during the trout and salmon spawning period. (applies to the entire current stretch from Bursjön to the sea + Vikfors)
- 15/4 - 31/5 Peace period for grayling, no fishing for the species may be conducted during this period.
Tip: Depth maps to our lakes can be downloaded via Skellefteå municipality's website, link available via the association's website www.burealven.se