Örnbäcken
salmon river · 63°N
flow 26 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Örnbäcken 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 Örnbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Björn OlofssonArctic char34 cm
- 2Heike Sundintrout30 cm
- 3Sören DahlArctic char29 cm
- 4Stefan Ektrout29 cm
- 5Rickard LundArctic char29 cm
- 6Anders Nilssontrout28 cm
Species records here
Arctic char29 cmSören Dahl
trout28 cmAnders Nilsson
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