Örtbäcken
lowland river · 56°N
flow 58 m³/sgradient 0.6%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Örtbäcken is a 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 Örtbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
björkna
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Ida Boströmpike49 cm
- 2Björn Boströmzander46 cm
- 3Emil Åströmzander44 cm
- 4Tomas Ektrout29 cm
- 5Magnus Brandtwhitefish24 cm
- 6Jonas Krügerruda16 cm
Species records here
pike49 cmIda Boström
zander46 cmBjörn Boström
trout29 cmTomas Ek
whitefish24 cmMagnus Brandt
ruda16 cmJonas Krüger
The same water, for real
