Bodvattenbäcken
salmon river · 64°N
flow 39 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Bodvattenbäcken 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 Bodvattenbäcken
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
- 1Astrid Holmsalmon55 cm
- 2Ole Nyströmsalmon52 cm
- 3Oskar Nilssonsea trout44 cm
- 4Johan Nieminentrout37 cm
- 5Astrid Hedlundsea trout36 cm
- 6Lars Nilssontrout28 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmOle Nyström
sea trout36 cmAstrid Hedlund
trout28 cmLars Nilsson
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