Örtbäcken
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 52 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Örtbäcken 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 Örtbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Norénpike53 cm
- 2Johan Nieminenburbot39 cm
- 3Sören Månssonburbot38 cm
- 4Maria OlofssonArctic char29 cm
- 5Heike Dahlregnbåge28 cm
- 6Heike Sjöbergroach14 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmRickard Norén
burbot39 cmJohan Nieminen
Arctic char29 cmMaria Olofsson
regnbåge28 cmHeike Dahl
roach14 cmHeike Sjöberg
The same water, for real
