Gammbodbäcken
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 60 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gammbodbäcken 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 Gammbodbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Fischertrout32 cm
- 2Maria Erikssontrout30 cm
- 3Mikko Holmtrout28 cm
- 4Jonas Johansenperch18 cm
- 5Emil Petterssonperch18 cm
- 6Rickard Lundperch18 cm
Species records here
trout30 cmMaria Eriksson
perch18 cmEmil Pettersson
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