Rörträskbäcken
salmon river · 65°N
flow 58 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Rörträskbäcken 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 Rörträskbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Boströmpike50 cm
- 2Eva Sandströmburbot36 cm
- 3Linnea Karlssongrayling24 cm
- 4Emil Wagnerwhitefish24 cm
- 5Nils Lindqvistperch19 cm
- 6Petra Ekroach15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmOle Boström
burbot36 cmEva Sandström
whitefish24 cmEmil Wagner
grayling24 cmLinnea Karlsson
perch19 cmNils Lindqvist
roach15 cmPetra Ek
The same water, for real
