Halstjärnsbäcken
southern salmon river · 60°N
flow 59 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Halstjärnsbäcken is a southern 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 Halstjärnsbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Linnea Fischerål56 cm
- 2Stefan Falkål46 cm
- 3Roland Schmidtbream31 cm
- 4Jonas Blomwhitefish25 cm
- 5Uwe Weberperch18 cm
- 6Gustav Åströmvendace13 cm
Species records here
ål56 cmLinnea Fischer
bream31 cmRoland Schmidt
whitefish25 cmJonas Blom
perch18 cmUwe Weber
vendace13 cmGustav Åström
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