Altobäcken
southern salmon river · 67°N
flow 39 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Altobäcken 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 Altobäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Lundsalmon62 cm
- 2Henrik Nyströmsea trout39 cm
- 3Wolfgang Krügertrout29 cm
- 4Jukka Sandströmtrout28 cm
- 5Magnus Forsbergperch19 cm
- 6Hanna Lindqvistperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon62 cmRoland Lund
sea trout39 cmHenrik Nyström
trout29 cmWolfgang Krüger
perch18 cmHanna Lindqvist
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