Galgbäcken
salmon river · 60°N
flow 9 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Galgbäcken 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 Galgbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Schmidtsalmon62 cm
- 2Henrik Lundsalmon54 cm
- 3Heike Lindqvistsalmon53 cm
- 4Mikael Korhonensea trout38 cm
- 5Nils Sandströmtrout30 cm
- 6Maria Lundtrout29 cm
Species records here
salmon62 cmJukka Schmidt
sea trout38 cmMikael Korhonen
trout29 cmMaria Lund
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