Örnån
salmon river · 65°N
flow 55 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Örnån 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 Örnån
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Jonas Krügertrout40 cm
- 2Roland LundArctic char33 cm
- 3Wolfgang KorhonenArctic char31 cm
- 4Torbjörn PetterssonArctic char30 cm
- 5Hanna JohansenArctic char29 cm
- 6Karl Petterssontrout28 cm
Species records here
trout40 cmJonas Krüger
Arctic char30 cmTorbjörn Pettersson
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