Gillerbäcken
southern lowland river · 61°N
flow 18 m³/sgradient 0.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Gillerbäcken is a southern 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 Gillerbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
stäm
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Lars Weberpike53 cm
- 2Klaus Erikssonburbot42 cm
- 3Anna Månssonid33 cm
- 4Hanna Petterssonroach17 cm
- 5Tomas Weberstäm14 cm
- 6Erik Schmidtvendace13 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmLars Weber
burbot42 cmKlaus Eriksson
id33 cmAnna Månsson
roach17 cmHanna Pettersson
stäm14 cmTomas Weber
vendace13 cmErik Schmidt
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