Brunströmmen
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 37 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Brunströmmen 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 Brunströmmen
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Brandtpike64 cm
- 2Petra Månssonpike50 cm
- 3Eva BakkeArctic char29 cm
- 4Torbjörn Karlssontrout28 cm
- 5Erik Schmidttrout28 cm
- 6Lars Sandströmtrout28 cm
Species records here
pike64 cmHeike Brandt
Arctic char29 cmEva Bakke
trout28 cmLars Sandström
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