Hötjärnbäcken
salmon river · 65°N
flow 54 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Hötjärnbäcken 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 Hötjärnbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Jonas Blompike55 cm
- 2Sara Fischerpike50 cm
- 3Sara Johansenburbot36 cm
- 4Gustav Viklundid31 cm
- 5Mikael Korhonentrout30 cm
- 6Karl Nyströmperch23 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmSara Fischer
burbot36 cmSara Johansen
id31 cmGustav Viklund
trout30 cmMikael Korhonen
perch23 cmKarl Nyström
The same water, for real
