Österströmmen
salmon river · 61°N
flow 24 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Österströmmen 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 Österströmmen
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Maria Olofssonpike52 cm
- 2Jürgen Nilssontrout33 cm
- 3Magnus Rasktrout31 cm
- 4Bjørn Boströmperch18 cm
- 5Fredrik Hedlundruda15 cm
- 6Anna Häggstensimpa7 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmMaria Olofsson
trout31 cmMagnus Rask
perch18 cmBjørn Boström
ruda15 cmFredrik Hedlund
stensimpa7 cmAnna Hägg
The same water, for real
