Björkån
southern salmon river · 58°N
flow 29 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Björkån 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Björkån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Uwe Vainioburbot39 cm
- 2Jukka Weberburbot37 cm
- 3Tomas Ekbream31 cm
- 4Kjell Falkperch18 cm
- 5Stefan Olofssonperch18 cm
- 6Tomas Brandtsarv15 cm
Species records here
burbot39 cmUwe Vainio
bream31 cmTomas Ek
perch18 cmKjell Falk
sarv15 cmTomas Brandt
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