Österströmmen
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 44 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Österströmmen 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 Österströmmen
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
asp
typically ~48 cm · can reach 90 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 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
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Olofssonregnbåge40 cm
- 2Mats Lindqvistburbot37 cm
- 3Roland Olofssontrout32 cm
- 4Roland Lundtrout31 cm
- 5Ida Boströmgrayling31 cm
- 6Lars Holmtrout28 cm
Species records here
regnbåge40 cmRickard Olofsson
burbot37 cmMats Lindqvist
trout32 cmRoland Olofsson
grayling31 cmIda Boström
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