Björkälven
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 51 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Björkälven 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 Björkälven
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Brandtburbot38 cm
- 2Petra Månssonburbot37 cm
- 3Linnea Korhonentrout30 cm
- 4Heike DahlArctic char29 cm
- 5Karin Schmidtgrayling25 cm
- 6Emil Wagnergrayling25 cm
Species records here
burbot38 cmRickard Brandt
trout30 cmLinnea Korhonen
Arctic char29 cmHeike Dahl
grayling25 cmKarin Schmidt
The same water, for real
