Örtströmmen
northern lowland river · 67°N
flow 25 m³/sgradient 0.7%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Örtströmmen is a northern lowland 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 Örtströmmen
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Per Krügertrout34 cm
- 2Maria Webertrout31 cm
- 3Torbjörn Petterssontrout29 cm
- 4Axel Lindqvistgrayling25 cm
- 5Anders Nilssongrayling24 cm
- 6Stefan Olofssongrayling24 cm
Species records here
trout34 cmPer Krüger
grayling24 cmAnders Nilsson
The same water, for real
