Bänkåsbäcken
steep trout brook · 62°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 2.0%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Bänkåsbäcken 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 Bänkåsbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Tomas Brandttrout31 cm
- 2Rickard Brandttrout30 cm
- 3Mikko Krügertrout29 cm
- 4Lars Holmtrout29 cm
- 5Sören Dahltrout28 cm
- 6Magnus Rasktrout28 cm
The same water, for real