Björkälven
southern lowland river · 68°N
flow 32 m³/sgradient 0.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Björkälven is a southern 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 Björkälven
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Wikströmpike52 cm
- 2Stefan Åströmpike50 cm
- 3Kjell Krügertrout31 cm
- 4Emil Falktrout28 cm
- 5Fredrik Erikssonperch23 cm
- 6Torbjörn Schmidtperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmStefan Åström
trout31 cmKjell Krüger
perch23 cmFredrik Eriksson
The same water, for real
