Gammbodbäcken
lowland river · 64°N
flow 50 m³/sgradient 0.5%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Gammbodbäcken is a lowland 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 Gammbodbäcken
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
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Schmidtburbot43 cm
- 2Ole Sandströmburbot38 cm
- 3Mikael Nieminenburbot38 cm
- 4Magnus Brandtwhitefish25 cm
- 5Björn Noréngrayling24 cm
- 6Per Nieminengrayling24 cm
Species records here
burbot38 cmOle Sandström
whitefish25 cmMagnus Brandt
grayling24 cmPer Nieminen
The same water, for real