Gimsjöbäcken
salmon river · 62°N
flow 54 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gimsjöbäcken is a 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 Gimsjöbäcken
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
- 1Mikko Brandtsalmon58 cm
- 2Elin Eksalmon54 cm
- 3Axel Nyströmsalmon52 cm
- 4Henrik Ektrout31 cm
- 5Elin Hedlundtrout29 cm
- 6Bjørn Boströmperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmAxel Nyström
trout29 cmElin Hedlund
perch18 cmBjørn Boström
The same water, for real
