Blästerbäcken
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 37 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Blästerbäcken 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 Blästerbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Jonas Webersalmon60 cm
- 2Elin Nieminensalmon57 cm
- 3Ida Månssonsalmon55 cm
- 4Petra Eksalmon54 cm
- 5Hanna Lindqvistsea trout40 cm
- 6Bjørn Johansentrout28 cm
Species records here
salmon60 cmJonas Weber
sea trout40 cmHanna Lindqvist
trout28 cmBjørn Johansen
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