River
in south west Skåne. Flows out into the bay of Lomma (Lommabukten) just north of
Bjärred. The river have two names, it's called both river Löddeå and river
Kävlingeån. Originates from lake Vombsjön, from lake Vombsjön to the village of
Kävlinge it is called river Kävlingeån after Kävlinge village and to the outflow into
the sea it's called river Löddeå. The total length of the river is approx. 55 km and it
falls only 18 meters. In the 1950th and 1960th the river was severely polluted, which
caused the population of fish to diminished considerable. Thanks to the new sewage
treatment plants the water quality has improved considerable.
The river is famous for the pike fishing. The pike in river Löddeå grows very big, a
number of really big fish have been caught here. Fish weighing 20 kg are not rare.
Fish species: perch, white bream, bream, minnow, pike, pope, pikeperch
(zander), ide, carp, burbot, salmon, bleak, roach, lamprey, rudd, white fish, tench, eel,
sea trout and brown trout |
