Piteälven (Bigren)
southern lowland river · 66°N
flow 13 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Piteälven (Bigren) is a southern 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 Piteälven (Bigren)
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Axel Forsbergburbot54 cm
- 2Johan Björkburbot41 cm
- 3Andreas Petterssonburbot37 cm
- 4Elin Viklundstensimpa9 cm
- 5Roland Lundstensimpa7 cm
- 6Mikko Lindqviststensimpa7 cm
Species records here
burbot54 cmAxel Forsberg
stensimpa7 cmMikko Lindqvist
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