Tjärottjärnbäcken
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 51 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Tjärottjärnbäcken 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 Tjärottjärnbäcken
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
- 1Axel Forsbergsalmon53 cm
- 2Lars Forsbergpike50 cm
- 3Kjell Bergsea trout42 cm
- 4Johan Rasksea trout41 cm
- 5Wolfgang Krügersea trout38 cm
- 6Roland Schmidttrout31 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmAxel Forsberg
pike50 cmLars Forsberg
sea trout38 cmWolfgang Krüger
trout31 cmRoland Schmidt
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