Edstabäcken
salmon river · 63°N
flow 10 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Edstabäcken 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 Edstabäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Wolfgang Brandtsalmon53 cm
- 2Ole BrandtArctic char28 cm
- 3Emil Nieminenstensimpa7 cm
- 4Axel Boströmstensimpa7 cm
- 5Oskar Hedlundelritsa6 cm
- 6Klaus Erikssonelritsa6 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmWolfgang Brandt
Arctic char28 cmOle Brandt
stensimpa7 cmAxel Boström
elritsa6 cmOskar Hedlund
The same water, for real
