Forsåbäcken
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 44 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Forsåbäcken 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 Forsåbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Anders Karlssontrout34 cm
- 2Björn Falktrout33 cm
- 3Johan Björktrout31 cm
- 4Per Fischertrout31 cm
- 5Axel Rasktrout30 cm
- 6Jürgen Dahltrout29 cm
The same water, for real