Örtströmmen
salmon river · 62°N
flow 13 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Örtströmmen 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 Örtströmmen
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 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
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
stäm
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
The catch board
- 1Jonas Krügersalmon61 cm
- 2Eva Falksalmon57 cm
- 3Mats Åbergburbot37 cm
- 4Oskar Vogelburbot36 cm
- 5Fredrik Boströmregnbåge34 cm
- 6Sören Häggtrout28 cm
Species records here
salmon61 cmJonas Krüger
burbot37 cmMats Åberg
regnbåge34 cmFredrik Boström
trout28 cmSören Hägg
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