Björkbäcken
southern salmon river · 59°N
flow 44 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Björkbäcken 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Björkbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Oskar Åbergpike50 cm
- 2Wolfgang Nyströmhavsoring-baltic24 cm
- 3Jürgen Schmidthavsoring-baltic22 cm
- 4Mats Vainiohavsoring-baltic20 cm
- 5Kjell Brandthavsoring-baltic20 cm
- 6Fredrik Hedlundperch18 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmOskar Åberg
havsoring-baltic20 cmMats Vainio
perch18 cmFredrik Hedlund
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