Spate · Granite · Medelpad (Västernorrland)

Ljungan

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

Species

Closed season

Season reopens 15 June. File this water for the right month.

Closed — confidence not applicable today.
Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Cool — slow
6°C est.ideal 1014°C
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Conditions
Level
1.30 m
Water temp
5.6°C
Estimated
Clarity
Very coloured
Colouring up
Air temp
7°C
Wind
SE 5 km/h
Calm
Pressure
1003 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
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.
  • Salmon fee and local fiskekort required
  • Current regulations may reflect conservation measures — check before fishing.
Directions
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
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon15 June → 31 August