Edsbäcken
salmon river · 62°N
flow 25 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Edsbäcken 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 Edsbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 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
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Nilssonburbot37 cm
- 2Lars KorhonenArctic char32 cm
- 3Torbjörn Brandtid31 cm
- 4Karin NyströmArctic char30 cm
- 5Axel Nieminenruda15 cm
- 6Wolfgang Åbergelritsa6 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmHeike Nilsson
Arctic char32 cmLars Korhonen
id31 cmTorbjörn Brandt
ruda15 cmAxel Nieminen
elritsa6 cmWolfgang Åberg
The same water, for real
