Spate · Granite · Medelpad (Västernorrland), SE

Ljungan

Ljungan — Ljungan December 2016 01

A central-Swedish Baltic salmon river where recent stock assessment signals make conservation and stock trajectory central to the story.

Tomorrow · Closed season
Stonefly Nymph
Forecast · Tomorrow
Closed season
Out of season. File this water for the right month.
70% projected
Today's fly
Stonefly Nymph
Stonefly Nymph
Conditions on the water · Tomorrow
Estimate
Level
Light rain recently
No gauge reading
Water temp7.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather12°C
WindN 8 km/h
Pressure1034 hPa
Rain · recent2.3 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

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

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Cool — slow
8°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
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.
Likely species
Hatch timeline · tomorrowPeak at 11am

12pm(now) — Autumn Needle Fly

Stage: Creeping nymphsApproach: Heavy nymphActivity: 93%
Also:Black Midge48%Autumn Olive35%
Peak emergence window6 food groups active

Peak activity at 11am — Autumn Needle Fly (Autumn Needle Fly, Peak emergence window)

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

Hatch predictions

Top nymph shown — see all 3 guilds as a supporter.

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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 · September highlighted
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Salmon runRun
1
2
1
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
3
2
Nordic SpringflyHatch
2
3
3
2
Late March BrownHatch
2
3
2
Large Brook DunHatch
2
3
2

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

Ranked for today
Atlantic Salmon fly box
SB
Small black tube
tube small · Swing
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Salmon fee and local fiskekort required
  • Current regulations may reflect conservation measures — check before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Gallery · 2
  1. Ljungan — Ljungan December 2016 01
    Ljungan December 2016 01
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

A central-Swedish Baltic salmon river where recent stock assessment signals make conservation and stock trajectory central to the story. Ljungan flows from the mountains of Jämtland to the Gulf of Bothnia, with salmon runs in the lower reaches below hydropower dams. Brown trout, grayling, and sea trout also present. This is a management-heavy river — include it honestly as a status story, not as a carefree destination proposition. Granite-based upland geology shapes this river. Atlantic salmon are managed under national rules (Havs- och vattenmyndigheten) — quotas, size limits and catch-and-release apply and differ between Baltic and west-coast rivers; check current rules before fishing.

  • Granite
Water quality (WFD)
  • Ecology: Unknown
  • Chemical: Unknown
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature8830% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time5015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 15 June → 31 August

Sea trout: Variable seasonal (2026)

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