Hälltjärnbäcken
salmon river · 64°N
flow 9 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Hälltjärnbäcken is a 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 Hälltjärnbäcken
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
The catch board
- 1Karl Månssonsalmon60 cm
- 2Sabine Schmidtsea trout40 cm
- 3Karin Webersea trout37 cm
- 4Torbjörn Petterssontrout28 cm
- 5Karl Lundperch19 cm
- 6Elin Nieminenperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon60 cmKarl Månsson
sea trout37 cmKarin Weber
trout28 cmTorbjörn Pettersson
perch18 cmElin Nieminen
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