For a very long time, salmon fishing in the river "Lagan" has been an important part of living in Laholm. Kings, clergymen and commoners battled over the salmon fishing rights. By the end of the 19th century, 20-30 tons of salmon were caught annually. At the big falls "Karsefors", east of Laholm up to 150 salmon were being caught every day. However, when the hydroelectric power plant went into production at the beginning of the 20th century, the spawning grounds disappeared and hence the salmon were lost. To compensate for this, the power company founded a salmon plant in Laholm. A modern salmon plant that releases approximately 90 000 smolt into the river Lagan every year.
Fishing is a popular sport on the riverbanks of Lagan. Reel fishing is the most common, however, parts of the river are well suited for fly-fishing. The total distance from the power plant to the mouth of the river is 8 km.
In the spring, the salmon start travelling upstream and as early as the end of April you might catch a beautiful salmon! In the autumn, fishing is truly spectacular. Many fish weigh 7-8 kg, but there are specimens of up to 14 kg.
The season begins on the 1st of March and ends on the 14th of October.
Only those with a season-ticket allowed between March 1-7th and
October 1-14th!
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1. Janos Geber 5,54 kg
2. Ashkan Akbari 5,44 kg
3. Ismail Kusku 5,08 kg
4. Kristina Binau 1,92 kg
5. Håkan Johansson 1,66 kg
The fishing licenses can now be bought via our resellers. There will also be new brochures, so remember to read the rules before you go fishing.
The flounder licenses aren't sold until October 1st.
This year, Bertil Gunnarsson was awarded the title of Laholms Laxakung (Laholm's king of salmon) with his caught salmon at 15 kilos and 112 cm. A season-license and certificate is given as prize.
And the winner among registered catches this year was Kjell Herning with his caught salmon at 7 kilo och 88 cm. He'll also recieve a season-license as prize.
Congratulations to both of you!
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Winner 2024, with this beautiful photo, was Verner Borg.
The rest of the winners can be found here.