Svarttjärnbäcken
salmon river · 64°N
flow 25 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Svarttjärnbäcken 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 Svarttjärnbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Johan Rasksalmon52 cm
- 2Sören Björkpike51 cm
- 3Ida Boströmsea trout49 cm
- 4Tomas Lehmannsea trout47 cm
- 5Emil Nieminentrout29 cm
- 6Rickard Olofssonperch19 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmJohan Rask
pike51 cmSören Björk
sea trout49 cmIda Boström
trout29 cmEmil Nieminen
perch19 cmRickard Olofsson
The same water, for real
