Bybäcken
salmon river · 63°N
flow 46 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Bybäcken 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Bybäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Lars Strandpike55 cm
- 2Fredrik Erikssonburbot37 cm
- 3Stefan Wikströmburbot36 cm
- 4Linnea Vogelwhitefish25 cm
- 5Heike Boströmwhitefish24 cm
- 6Jonas Weberperch18 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmLars Strand
burbot36 cmStefan Wikström
whitefish24 cmHeike Boström
perch18 cmJonas Weber
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