Gräsbäcken
southern salmon river · 65°N
flow 43 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gräsbäcken 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Gräsbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Mats Häggpike58 cm
- 2Oskar Nilssonpike53 cm
- 3Elin Hansenpike50 cm
- 4Bjørn Nyströmpike50 cm
- 5Astrid Viklundpike49 cm
- 6Magnus Brandtperch18 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmOskar Nilsson
perch18 cmMagnus Brandt
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