Stortjärnbäcken
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 21 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Stortjärnbäcken is a southern 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 Stortjärnbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 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
The catch board
- 1Per Schmidtid31 cm
- 2Jukka Norénid31 cm
- 3Lars NilssonArctic char29 cm
- 4Petra Ekwhitefish27 cm
- 5Per Nieminengrayling24 cm
- 6Axel Petterssonwhitefish24 cm
Species records here
id31 cmJukka Norén
Arctic char29 cmLars Nilsson
whitefish24 cmAxel Pettersson
grayling24 cmPer Nieminen
The same water, for real
