Ljustjärnabäcken
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 32 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Ljustjärnabäcken 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 Ljustjärnabäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Viklundpike51 cm
- 2Uwe Nilssonbream30 cm
- 3Wolfgang Krügertrout28 cm
- 4Axel Nilssonruda16 cm
- 5Jukka Vogelroach14 cm
- 6Anders Månssonruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmRickard Viklund
bream30 cmUwe Nilsson
trout28 cmWolfgang Krüger
ruda16 cmAxel Nilsson
roach14 cmJukka Vogel
ruffe10 cmAnders Månsson
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