Åsabäcken
northern lowland river · 57°N
flow 55 m³/sgradient 0.6%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Åsabäcken 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 Åsabäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Linnea Björktrout34 cm
- 2Lars Korhonentrout29 cm
- 3Emil Nyströmtrout28 cm
- 4Sabine Vogeltrout28 cm
- 5Jukka Webergrayling25 cm
- 6Karl Raskgrayling23 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmLars Korhonen
grayling23 cmKarl Rask
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