Åvikbäcken
southern lowland river · 63°N
flow 49 m³/sgradient 0.7%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Åvikbäcken is a southern 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 Åvikbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Kjell Brandtburbot39 cm
- 2Lars Korhonenburbot37 cm
- 3Lars Strandburbot37 cm
- 4Lars Webergrayling24 cm
- 5Stefan Wikströmwhitefish24 cm
- 6Ole Björkperch22 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmLars Strand
grayling24 cmLars Weber
whitefish24 cmStefan Wikström
perch22 cmOle Björk
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