Orrmyrbäcken
salmon river · 63°N
flow 60 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Orrmyrbäcken 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 Orrmyrbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Elin Sjöbergsalmon55 cm
- 2Ole Nyströmsalmon55 cm
- 3Jonas Häggsalmon52 cm
- 4Roland Lundsea trout39 cm
- 5Hanna Åströmsea trout37 cm
- 6Petra Olofssontrout32 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmJonas Hägg
sea trout37 cmHanna Åström
trout32 cmPetra Olofsson
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