Bjurbäcken
southern salmon river · 65°N
flow 11 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Bjurbäcken 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 Bjurbäcken
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Rasktrout32 cm
- 2Nils Sandströmtrout31 cm
- 3Andreas Johansentrout28 cm
- 4Tomas Weberwhitefish25 cm
- 5Emil Wagnergrayling24 cm
- 6Sara Fischerwhitefish24 cm
Species records here
trout32 cmRickard Rask
whitefish25 cmTomas Weber
grayling24 cmEmil Wagner
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