Rottjärnsbäcken
northern steep trout brook · 62°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 2.5%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Rottjärnsbäcken is a northern steep trout brook. 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 Rottjärnsbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Jürgen Häggpike49 cm
- 2Per Krügertrout31 cm
- 3Anders LindqvistArctic char31 cm
- 4Heike Boströmregnbåge30 cm
- 5Hanna Petterssongrayling24 cm
- 6Lars Nilssongrayling23 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmJürgen Hägg
trout31 cmPer Krüger
Arctic char31 cmAnders Lindqvist
regnbåge30 cmHeike Boström
grayling23 cmLars Nilsson
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