Puktjärnsbäcken
salmon river · 60°N
flow 46 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Puktjärnsbäcken 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 Puktjärnsbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Linnea Fischersalmon58 cm
- 2Heike Holmsalmon54 cm
- 3Karin Sjöbergsea trout36 cm
- 4Torbjörn Petterssongrayling30 cm
- 5Lars Holmgrayling28 cm
- 6Stefan Ekgrayling23 cm
Species records here
salmon58 cmLinnea Fischer
sea trout36 cmKarin Sjöberg
grayling28 cmLars Holm
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