Osttjärnbäcken
lowland river · 64°N
flow 39 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Osttjärnbäcken is a lowland 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 Osttjärnbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Kjell Falksalmon59 cm
- 2Jürgen Åströmsalmon52 cm
- 3Stefan OlofssonArctic char31 cm
- 4Tomas Ekgrayling25 cm
- 5Ida Boströmgrayling24 cm
- 6Tomas Åströmroach14 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmJürgen Åström
Arctic char31 cmStefan Olofsson
grayling25 cmTomas Ek
roach14 cmTomas Åström
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