Digerbäcken
southern salmon river · 62°N
flow 52 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Digerbäcken is a southern 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 Digerbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
- 1Gustav Nilssonpike53 cm
- 2Kjell Krügertrout31 cm
- 3Fredrik KorhonenArctic char30 cm
- 4Magnus ForsbergArctic char30 cm
- 5Kjell Karlssontrout28 cm
- 6Bjørn Boströmperch20 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmGustav Nilsson
trout31 cmKjell Krüger
Arctic char30 cmFredrik Korhonen
perch20 cmBjørn Boström
The same water, for real
