Brännstenbäcken
northern salmon river · 64°N
flow 53 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Brännstenbäcken is a northern 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 Brännstenbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Linnea Karlssonpike50 cm
- 2Anders Nilssonsea trout37 cm
- 3Linnea Nieminentrout29 cm
- 4Stefan Wikströmtrout28 cm
- 5Sören Hägggrayling27 cm
- 6Jonas Häggperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmLinnea Karlsson
sea trout37 cmAnders Nilsson
trout28 cmStefan Wikström
grayling27 cmSören Hägg
perch18 cmJonas Hägg
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