Örtån
southern salmon river · 65°N
flow 29 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Örtån 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 Örtån
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
- 1Jonas Wikströmsalmon60 cm
- 2Fredrik Korhonensalmon52 cm
- 3Bjørn Boströmsea trout39 cm
- 4Nils Åbergtrout29 cm
- 5Torbjörn Schmidttrout28 cm
- 6Karl Nyströmperch19 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmFredrik Korhonen
sea trout39 cmBjørn Boström
trout29 cmNils Åberg
perch19 cmKarl Nyström
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