Gamm-Svallbäcken
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 8 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gamm-Svallbäcken 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 Gamm-Svallbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Sören Björksalmon58 cm
- 2Torbjörn Petterssonsea trout39 cm
- 3Heike Holmsea trout36 cm
- 4Torbjörn Schmidttrout30 cm
- 5Ida Vogeltrout30 cm
- 6Jürgen Nilssonperch25 cm
Species records here
salmon58 cmSören Björk
sea trout39 cmTorbjörn Pettersson
trout30 cmIda Vogel
perch25 cmJürgen Nilsson
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