Tjärnabäcken
salmon river · 63°N
flow 27 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Tjärnabäcken 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 Tjärnabäcken
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
The catch board
- 1Kjell Olofssonsalmon63 cm
- 2Karin Eksalmon59 cm
- 3Fredrik Boströmsea trout41 cm
- 4Jukka Norénsea trout40 cm
- 5Mikko Holmtrout29 cm
- 6Heike Brandttrout29 cm
Species records here
salmon59 cmKarin Ek
sea trout40 cmJukka Norén
trout29 cmMikko Holm
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