Örtströmmen
lowland river · 61°N
flow 18 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Örtströmmen 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 Örtströmmen
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Karl Lundtrout37 cm
- 2Hanna Strandtrout30 cm
- 3Linnea Vogelperch18 cm
- 4Per Nieminenperch18 cm
- 5Gustav Schmidtstensimpa6 cm
- 6Mats Lindqviststensimpa6 cm
Species records here
trout30 cmHanna Strand
perch18 cmLinnea Vogel
stensimpa6 cmMats Lindqvist
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