Örtbäcken
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 10 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Örtbäcken 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 Örtbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
stäm
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
The catch board
- 1Karin Erikssonsalmon58 cm
- 2Sabine Vogelburbot36 cm
- 3Kjell Brandtgrayling26 cm
- 4Axel Nyströmhavsoring-baltic20 cm
- 5Emil Strandperch19 cm
- 6Tomas Wikströmroach15 cm
Species records here
salmon58 cmKarin Eriksson
burbot36 cmSabine Vogel
grayling26 cmKjell Brandt
havsoring-baltic20 cmAxel Nyström
perch19 cmEmil Strand
roach15 cmTomas Wikström
The same water, for real
