Gillerhålsbäcken
northern salmon river · 60°N
flow 30 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gillerhålsbäcken is a northern 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 Gillerhålsbäcken
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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Emil Weberpike55 cm
- 2Mikko Krügerpike54 cm
- 3Sören Dahlsea trout37 cm
- 4Erik Schmidttrout28 cm
- 5Karl Petterssongrayling24 cm
- 6Torbjörn Petterssonperch23 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmMikko Krüger
sea trout37 cmSören Dahl
trout28 cmErik Schmidt
grayling24 cmKarl Pettersson
perch23 cmTorbjörn Pettersson
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