Örnströmmen
salmon river · 61°N
flow 55 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Örnströmmen is a 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 Örnströmmen
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 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
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Korhonenbream32 cm
- 2Petra Brandttrout30 cm
- 3Karin SjöbergArctic char28 cm
- 4Stefan Ekwhitefish28 cm
- 5Heike Holmroach14 cm
- 6Stefan Ekvendace13 cm
Species records here
bream32 cmHeike Korhonen
trout30 cmPetra Brandt
whitefish28 cmStefan Ek
Arctic char28 cmKarin Sjöberg
roach14 cmHeike Holm
vendace13 cmStefan Ek
The same water, for real
