Örabäcken
salmon river · 63°N
flow 38 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Örabäcken is a salmon river. The water flows — fish hold behind rocks, in current seams and pools, letting the food drift to them. On high water the fish run upstream; on low water they sit tight in the deeper runs.
Permits & rules
- Trout & Arctic char: protected during the autumn spawn · catch-and-release on certain stretches.
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Örabäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard RaskArctic char31 cm
- 2Ida RaskArctic char29 cm
- 3Stefan StrandArctic char28 cm
- 4Ole Björkstensimpa8 cm
- 5Jürgen Häggstensimpa7 cm
- 6Stefan Karlssonstensimpa6 cm
Species records here
Arctic char28 cmStefan Strand
stensimpa6 cmStefan Karlsson
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