Björkälven
northern lowland river · 60°N
flow 36 m³/sgradient 0.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Björkälven is a northern lowland 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 Björkälven
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Karl Nyströmpike60 cm
- 2Karin Schmidtpike51 cm
- 3Lars Sandströmpike50 cm
- 4Heike Dahltrout31 cm
- 5Stefan Ektrout30 cm
- 6Astrid Viklundregnbåge29 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmKarin Schmidt
trout30 cmStefan Ek
regnbåge29 cmAstrid Viklund
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