Fishing

 Fishing

Charr and brown trout is the fish most people are aiming to catch. However the water is host to many types of fish. The most common catches include perch, pike, whitefish, grayling and rainbow trout. To be allowed to fish you need a fishing permit, which is sold in many different boutiques. Private owners also sell permits to certain waters. 

In Stensele there is arranged two fishing competitions each year. In the winter the “vildmannanappet” at boxan, and in the summer the “Pike race”. The goal is to catch the biggest pike with a fishing rod, in Stensele you can catch a pike weighing up to 20 kg.