Anthägnsbäcken
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 18 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Anthägnsbäcken 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 Anthägnsbäcken
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
The catch board
- 1Eva Viklundsalmon70 cm
- 2Heike Häggsalmon53 cm
- 3Uwe Webersea trout38 cm
- 4Jukka Erikssonsea trout38 cm
- 5Stefan Brandtsea trout37 cm
- 6Bjørn Boströmtrout32 cm
Species records here
salmon70 cmEva Viklund
sea trout38 cmUwe Weber
trout32 cmBjørn Boström
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