Djuptjärnbäcken
southern salmon river · 65°N
flow 54 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Djuptjärnbäcken 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 Djuptjärnbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Sören Månssonburbot37 cm
- 2Sören Häggwhitefish26 cm
- 3Stefan Korhonenroach14 cm
- 4Wolfgang Ekvendace13 cm
- 5Erik Schmidtstensimpa7 cm
- 6Lars Nilssonstensimpa6 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmSören Månsson
whitefish26 cmSören Hägg
roach14 cmStefan Korhonen
vendace13 cmWolfgang Ek
stensimpa7 cmErik Schmidt
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