Björnbäcken
southern salmon river · 65°N
flow 16 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Björnbäcken is a southern 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 Björnbäcken
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Dahltrout30 cm
- 2Sabine Krügertrout30 cm
- 3Kjell Björktrout28 cm
- 4Ida Noréngrayling26 cm
- 5Maria Johansengrayling24 cm
- 6Andreas Petterssonvendace14 cm
Species records here
trout30 cmHeike Dahl
grayling24 cmMaria Johansen
vendace14 cmAndreas Pettersson
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