Björnhälbäcken
lowland river · 64°N
flow 56 m³/sgradient 0.5%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Björnhälbäcken is a 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 Björnhälbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Fischertrout33 cm
- 2Anders Månssontrout28 cm
- 3Stefan Ekwhitefish25 cm
- 4Lars Boströmperch19 cm
- 5Ole Forsbergperch18 cm
- 6Per Sundinperch18 cm
Species records here
trout33 cmJukka Fischer
whitefish25 cmStefan Ek
perch18 cmOle Forsberg
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