Salmon and seatrout
General: The most famous rivers for salmon and seatrout in the county Västerbotten are the Byske älv, Lögde älv, Rickleå and with the mighty mountain river Vindelälven as a fast upcommer. In fact, driving a car by the coast in the county of Västerbotten, you will pass a river with salmon and seatrout every 30 km. The first package with salmon and seatrout, presented on this site is the Byske Camping, situated by the coast and close to the river Byske älv, one of the most famous salmon rivers in Sweden. More packages with salmon and seatrout will be presented in 2002.

Biology
The salmon that hatch in the rivers of Swedish Lapland stays for 3-4 years until they start the dangerous and long journey (more than 1 000 km) down to the southern part of the Baltic sea. They grow big on herring for a period of 1-5 years until they return to their native rivers. In opposite to the salmon the seatrout grows big in the northern part of the Baltic Sea. .

Season
In forest rivers like the Byskeälven the fishing for seatrout starts in the second half of May. The peak season for salmon is normally June but July and August are also good months. The fishing for seatrout is allowed in most rivers from mid May to mid September. During the period May to June 18 all salmons caught must be released.
June 19 is normally the start of the period when it's allowed to keep one salmon per day. From September 15 it's a 4 week stop for both salmon and seatrout fishing in the rivers.

Rods/Bait
The most commonly used flyfishing rod is a two hand rod, 11-13 feet, but many locals also use one hand rods. The Byske river can be quite rocky so a wading stick is necessary if you are not used to wild rivers. Commonly used flies are Thunder & Lightning and GP Special. In the beginning of the season a sink tip/sinking line can be a good choice due to springflood, and in the late season a floating line will do fine. Spin fishermen are recommended to use rappalas and spoons like the Tasmanian devil.