Bodträskbäcken
salmon river · 65°N
flow 48 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Bodträskbäcken is a 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 Bodträskbäcken
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
- 1Gustav Åströmsalmon55 cm
- 2Lars Boströmsea trout37 cm
- 3Bjørn Nyströmsea trout36 cm
- 4Anders Blomtrout30 cm
- 5Heike Sundintrout29 cm
- 6Karl Petterssontrout29 cm
Species records here
salmon55 cmGustav Åström
sea trout37 cmLars Boström
trout30 cmAnders Blom
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