Stortjärnbäcken
southern lowland river · 63°N
flow 35 m³/sgradient 0.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Stortjärnbäcken 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 Stortjärnbäcken
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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Hanna Petterssonpike53 cm
- 2Per Nyströmgrayling26 cm
- 3Fredrik Björkperch19 cm
- 4Torbjörn Lundperch18 cm
- 5Ida Månssonperch18 cm
- 6Emil Åströmstensimpa7 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmHanna Pettersson
grayling26 cmPer Nyström
perch18 cmTorbjörn Lund
stensimpa7 cmEmil Åström
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