Kroktjärnsbäcken
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 32 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kroktjärnsbäcken 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 Kroktjärnsbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
trout
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
- 1Wolfgang Lindqvistid34 cm
- 2Elin Fischertrout34 cm
- 3Heike Häggid30 cm
- 4Johan Nieminenperch19 cm
- 5Heike Holmperch19 cm
- 6Gustav Nilssonperch18 cm
Species records here
trout34 cmElin Fischer
id30 cmHeike Hägg
perch18 cmGustav Nilsson
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