Holmtjärnbäcken
salmon river · 66°N
flow 54 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Holmtjärnbäcken 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 Holmtjärnbäcken
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
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Karin Schmidtsalmon55 cm
- 2Bjørn Boströmpike53 cm
- 3Ida Månssonpike50 cm
- 4Torbjörn Häggsea trout37 cm
- 5Jukka Vogeltrout32 cm
- 6Karin Webergrayling24 cm
Species records here
salmon55 cmKarin Schmidt
pike53 cmBjørn Boström
sea trout37 cmTorbjörn Hägg
trout32 cmJukka Vogel
grayling24 cmKarin Weber
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