Ösbäcken
steep trout brook · 63°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 3.0%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Ösbäcken is a steep trout brook. 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 Ösbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 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
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Astrid Viklundburbot40 cm
- 2Anders Månssonburbot37 cm
- 3Lars Holmgrayling28 cm
- 4Kjell Björkgrayling24 cm
- 5Emil Lundgrayling24 cm
- 6Erik Blomperch19 cm
Species records here
burbot40 cmAstrid Viklund
grayling28 cmLars Holm
perch19 cmErik Blom
The same water, for real
