Edbäcken
southern salmon river · 66°N
flow 50 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Edbäcken 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 Edbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Elin Sjöbergsalmon56 cm
- 2Kjell Björksalmon54 cm
- 3Tomas Åströmid33 cm
- 4Torbjörn Lundid31 cm
- 5Magnus Johansentrout29 cm
- 6Karl Boströmtrout28 cm
Species records here
salmon56 cmElin Sjöberg
id31 cmTorbjörn Lund
trout29 cmMagnus Johansen
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