Ersträskbäcken
southern lowland river · 65°N
flow 30 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Ersträskbäcken is a southern lowland 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 Ersträskbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Brandtpike50 cm
- 2Tomas Wikströmtrout30 cm
- 3Tomas Webertrout29 cm
- 4Andreas Petterssontrout29 cm
- 5Rickard Raskperch19 cm
- 6Axel Nilssonperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmOle Brandt
trout29 cmTomas Weber
perch18 cmAxel Nilsson
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