Fårbäcken
salmon river · 66°N
flow 56 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Fårbäcken 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 Fårbäcken
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Anders Nilssonburbot37 cm
- 2Mats Krügertrout32 cm
- 3Lars Webertrout31 cm
- 4Hanna Brandttrout29 cm
- 5Jonas Wagnertrout29 cm
- 6Henrik Nyströmgrayling26 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmAnders Nilsson
trout29 cmHanna Brandt
grayling26 cmHenrik Nyström
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