In Swedish Lapland there are 6.000 kilometres of rivers, 135.000 kilometre of brocks, over ten thousand of lakes and 300 kilometres of coast which makes Swedish Lapland into a Mecca for sport fisher men from all over the world.
Here we have one of the best grayling fishing in whole Europe, a really good fishing for char and a salmon- and trout fishing of high class. The Pike fishing in the area is excellent and hard to beat.
Here you will get a unique experience of the mighty nature, the silence, the special light and of course, the wonderful fishing. In Swedish Lapland were fishing all the year, and under the light & intense summer, all around the clock.´
Ice fishing for salmon in River Lule
The mighty River Lule has its source high up in the Swedish mountains, near the Norwegian border. At the end of its course, it empties into the Gulf of Bothnia at Luleå, about 440 km later. The fishing on the River Lule now enjoys a nationwide reputation. In 2000, 2002 and 2004 it produced the biggest rod-caught salmon in Sweden. The "hot" river areas, often only reachable by boat, become accessible in the winter when the ice is thick.
Interest in ice-fishing has increased in recent years, and on the River Lule too we have developed effective and fun techniques for catching salmon and trout with ice-jigs in the winter.
Fishing is available just outside Boden, where we offer one of the best fishing waters in Sweden for ice-fishing for salmon and trout. Good-sized grayling can also be caught on an ice-jig.
The fishing
Ice-fishing for salmon and trout is popular, fun and challenging. You have a good chance of combating salmon and trout on the River Lule.
We fish with Normark Red Pilker ice-fishing rod, ABU multiplier reel, Berkley line with a troll weighing between 4-13 grammes depending on how fast the current is. We drill a hole slanting downstream. Then we lower the bait, first 10-15 metres. Every fifth minute we let out a further 2-4 metres to fish a longer stretch.
One of the challenges is to find the fish. We drill our way forwards until we get the first bite. Then we know we have found the right area. We fish an area for 2-3 hours, then start the snowmobile and find a new fishing spot.
