Faxatjärnsbäcken
lowland river · 60°N
flow 33 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Faxatjärnsbäcken is a 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 Faxatjärnsbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Jonas Wagnerpike52 cm
- 2Elin Fischerpike50 cm
- 3Axel Forsberggrayling32 cm
- 4Mikael Nieminentrout29 cm
- 5Tomas Lehmanngrayling24 cm
- 6Erik Schmidtgrayling24 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmElin Fischer
trout29 cmMikael Nieminen
grayling24 cmTomas Lehmann
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