Båtviksbäcken
northern salmon river · 65°N
flow 19 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Båtviksbäcken is a northern 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 Båtviksbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Torbjörn Petterssonregnbåge31 cm
- 2Heike Häggtrout29 cm
- 3Karl SandströmArctic char29 cm
- 4Uwe Webertrout29 cm
- 5Uwe Nilssonperch18 cm
- 6Emil Nyströmperch18 cm
Species records here
regnbåge31 cmTorbjörn Pettersson
trout29 cmUwe Weber
Arctic char29 cmKarl Sandström
perch18 cmUwe Nilsson
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