Mixed · Granite · Swedish Lapland (Västerbotten), SE

Ammarnäs waters

Powerful white-water rapids crashing over rocks on the Vindelälven river at Ammarnäs in Swedish Lapland, framed by boreal forest.
Today · Closed season
Black Midge
Forecast · Today
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
55% projected
Today's fly
Black Midge
Black Midge
Conditions on the water · Today
Estimate
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp6.4°C
ClarityClear
Weather9°C
WindN 6 km/h
Pressure1030 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead1.2 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Water temperature for Grayling
Ideal
6°C est.ideal 4–14°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Grayling
When
Midday window — grayling feed best from late morning into early afternoon.
Where
Work runs and glides — grayling shoal in the bottom third of the water column.
Method
Tight-line nymph the bottom third with weighted patterns.
Kit
10 ft #3 rod, floating line, long leader to 4 lb fluoro for nymphs.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10:00

12:00(now) — Black Midge

Stage: On emergersApproach: Emerger or dryActivity: 57%
Also:Autumn Needle Fly40%Iron Blue23%
Peak emergence window3 food groups active

Peak activity at 10:00 — Black Midge (Black Midge, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Survey-backed · regionalHigh confidence

Backed by regional invertebrate surveys; no sampling on this exact reach yet.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Trout seasonSeason
1
2
1
Nordic SpringflyHatch
2
3
3
2
Ladoga CaddisHatch
2
3
2
Evening SedgeHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Arctic Cased CaddisHatch
1
2
2
2
1

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Grayling
Small Perdigón
Small Perdigón
Hook 14–18 · Fly
in season · matches water height
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Fiskekort required for the Ammarnäs area, with local rules varying between streams, rivers and lakes
  • Check exactly which waters and zones are covered before assuming one permit fits everything.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Gallery · 2
  1. Powerful white-water rapids crashing over rocks on the Vindelälven river at Ammarnäs in Swedish Lapland, framed by boreal forest.
    Vindelåforsen rapids on the Vindelälven at Ammarnäs, Swedish Lapland
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Good
  • Chemical: Unknown

WFD classification · SE485DFE01-685F-41FB-B54A-E55BEB82EAE6

The full read · show the working · for Grayling · confidence 75%
How the 0 is built — score × weight = contribution
Temperature100 × 28%28.0
Flow80 × 22%17.6
Clarity85 × 18%15.3
Feeding Time50 × 13%6.5
Pressure80 × 7%5.6
Insect activity51 × 12%6.1
Conditions total= 79
Can you trust it?
Water temperatureair-to-water estimateestimated
Level / flowon-river gaugeobserved
Prey activitysurvey-backed invertebrate datasurvey
What would change the calculation
The dawn and dusk windows score higher than the midday lull.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 15 June → 31 August
  • Char varies_by_permit → varies_by_permit

    Arctic char abundant in Ammarnäs's lakes and deeper pools. Lake seasons and char fishing may differ from stream trout dates. Ammarnäs FVOF permits specify which waters and which seasons for char — always consult the permit holder before targeting char.

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