Bassebäcken
salmon river · 66°N
flow 12 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Bassebäcken 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 Bassebäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
- 1Astrid Nieminensalmon56 cm
- 2Gustav Viklundsalmon53 cm
- 3Bjørn Boströmpike50 cm
- 4Andreas Häggtrout28 cm
- 5Sabine Vogelgrayling24 cm
- 6Mats Vainioperch19 cm
Species records here
salmon56 cmAstrid Nieminen
pike50 cmBjørn Boström
trout28 cmAndreas Hägg
grayling24 cmSabine Vogel
perch19 cmMats Vainio
The same water, for real
