Lill-Österströmmen
southern salmon river · 66°N
flow 44 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Lill-Österströmmen 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 Lill-Österströmmen
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Korhonensalmon56 cm
- 2Jukka Fischersalmon52 cm
- 3Axel Nieminensea trout45 cm
- 4Magnus Fischersea trout38 cm
- 5Anders Lindqvisttrout31 cm
- 6Karl Nyströmtrout30 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmJukka Fischer
sea trout45 cmAxel Nieminen
trout30 cmKarl Nyström
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