Finntjärnsbäcken
northern lowland river · 60°N
flow 14 m³/sgradient 0.1%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Finntjärnsbäcken is a northern 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 Finntjärnsbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Nils Erikssontrout30 cm
- 2Lars Boströmtrout28 cm
- 3Mats Erikssongrayling25 cm
- 4Magnus Brandtgrayling24 cm
- 5Stefan Falkperch21 cm
- 6Hanna Viklundperch18 cm
Species records here
trout28 cmLars Boström
grayling25 cmMats Eriksson
perch18 cmHanna Viklund
The same water, for real