Örnströmmen
salmon river · 65°N
flow 42 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Örnströmmen 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 Örnströmmen
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Emil Strandsalmon65 cm
- 2Heike Fischersalmon61 cm
- 3Wolfgang Krügersea trout39 cm
- 4Torbjörn Petterssonsea trout37 cm
- 5Jonas Wikströmgrayling25 cm
- 6Elin Ekgrayling23 cm
Species records here
salmon65 cmEmil Strand
sea trout39 cmWolfgang Krüger
grayling25 cmJonas Wikström
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