Björnbäcken
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 16 m³/sgradient 0.6% 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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 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
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Nilssonpike49 cm
- 2Petra Månssontrout32 cm
- 3Axel BoströmArctic char30 cm
- 4Wolfgang Korhonenregnbåge29 cm
- 5Astrid Nieminentrout28 cm
- 6Jürgen Åströmnors10 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmHeike Nilsson
Arctic char30 cmAxel Boström
regnbåge29 cmWolfgang Korhonen
trout28 cmAstrid Nieminen
nors10 cmJürgen Åström
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