Hörktjärnsbäcken
northern steep trout brook · 60°N
flow 3 m³/sgradient 3.1%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Hörktjärnsbäcken is a northern steep trout brook. 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 Hörktjärnsbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Per Bakketrout32 cm
- 2Per Fischertrout32 cm
- 3Karin Webertrout32 cm
- 4Johan Björktrout30 cm
- 5Johan Karlssontrout30 cm
- 6Anders Nilssontrout28 cm
The same water, for real