Lill-Örtbäcken
southern salmon river · 57°N
flow 16 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Lill-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 Lill-Örtbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Brandtål54 cm
- 2Karin Sjöbergål44 cm
- 3Wolfgang Nyströmtrout30 cm
- 4Anders Karlssonsutare28 cm
- 5Sören Lundwhitefish26 cm
- 6Jukka Sandströmvendace13 cm
Species records here
ål54 cmHeike Brandt
trout30 cmWolfgang Nyström
sutare28 cmAnders Karlsson
whitefish26 cmSören Lund
vendace13 cmJukka Sandström
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