Aspabäcken
salmon river · 61°N
flow 36 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Aspabäcken is a 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 Aspabäcken
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
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Åbergsalmon57 cm
- 2Magnus Hedlundsea trout57 cm
- 3Fredrik Björksalmon52 cm
- 4Heike Häggtrout29 cm
- 5Elin Nieminentrout29 cm
- 6Sören Björkperch22 cm
Species records here
salmon57 cmJukka Åberg
sea trout57 cmMagnus Hedlund
trout29 cmElin Nieminen
perch22 cmSören Björk
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