Björnbäcken
southern lowland river · 65°N
flow 11 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Björnbäcken is a southern lowland 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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Magnus Fischersalmon53 cm
- 2Sara Norénburbot36 cm
- 3Heike Dahltrout29 cm
- 4Jürgen Åströmgrayling24 cm
- 5Andreas Petterssonhavsoring-baltic23 cm
- 6Sara Fischerhavsoring-baltic21 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmMagnus Fischer
burbot36 cmSara Norén
trout29 cmHeike Dahl
grayling24 cmJürgen Åström
havsoring-baltic23 cmAndreas Pettersson
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