Grössjöbäcken
northern lowland river · 63°N
flow 36 m³/sgradient 0.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Grössjöbäcken is a northern 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 Grössjöbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 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
The catch board
- 1Per Nieminentrout32 cm
- 2Rickard Viklundtrout31 cm
- 3Maria LundArctic char30 cm
- 4Tomas Lehmanntrout29 cm
- 5Fredrik Björkperch18 cm
- 6Stefan Olofssonperch18 cm
Species records here
Arctic char30 cmMaria Lund
trout29 cmTomas Lehmann
perch18 cmStefan Olofsson
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