Rörtjärnbäcken
northern lowland river · 64°N
flow 16 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Rörtjärnbäcken is a northern 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 Rörtjärnbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Boströmtrout32 cm
- 2Per Krügertrout30 cm
- 3Mikko Krügergrayling23 cm
- 4Lars Nilssongrayling23 cm
- 5Astrid Vainioperch18 cm
- 6Roland Schmidtperch18 cm
Species records here
trout30 cmPer Krüger
grayling23 cmLars Nilsson
perch18 cmAstrid Vainio
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