Spate · Granite · Halland (Falkenberg)

Högvadsån

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The most important salmon spawning tributary on the Swedish west coast.

Species

Closed season

Season reopens 1 June. File this water for the right month.

Closed — confidence not applicable today.
Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Cool — slow
6°C est.ideal 10–14°C
0°14°28°
Why this score · for atlantic salmon
  • Temperature2530% weight
  • Flow4525% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time1015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Conditions
Level
Dry recently
No gauge reading
Water temp
6.4°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
7°C
Wind
S 6 km/h
Light breeze
Pressure
1007 hPa
Rain · 48h
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain
Rain · ahead
0.0 mm
No meaningful rain · next 48h

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

How to fish it · for atlantic salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Through the year
0–3 scale · May highlighted
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Salmon runRun
1
2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
2
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

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

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Local fiskekort required
  • Key spawning tributary — treat it with appropriate care and check current spawning-protection restrictions.
Directions
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About this water

The most important salmon spawning tributary on the Swedish west coast. Högvadsån is a key tributary of the Ätran system, and Falkenberg identifies it as biologically load-bearing — the main river and this tributary are repeatedly flagged as the most significant salmon spawning grounds on the entire west coast. Sea trout also present, alongside resident brown trout. A smaller, more intimate river than the main Ätran, with classic Halland spate character and good access through local fiskekort.

  • Granite
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon1 June → 31 August
  • Trout1 May → 30 September

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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