Björkån
southern salmon river · 60°N
flow 24 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Björkån is a southern 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 Björkån
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 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
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
The catch board
- 1Ole Weberål50 cm
- 2Andreas HäggArctic char34 cm
- 3Oskar Nilssonregnbåge32 cm
- 4Mats VainioArctic char28 cm
- 5Sören Björkruffe12 cm
- 6Jürgen Häggruffe10 cm
Species records here
ål50 cmOle Weber
Arctic char34 cmAndreas Hägg
regnbåge32 cmOskar Nilsson
ruffe10 cmJürgen Hägg
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