Granbäcken
northern lowland river · 66°N
flow 22 m³/sgradient 0.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Granbäcken 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 Granbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Sjöbergtrout31 cm
- 2Klaus Erikssontrout31 cm
- 3Magnus Hedlundperch19 cm
- 4Jürgen Hansenperch18 cm
- 5Roland Schmidtperch18 cm
- 6Kjell Dahlperch18 cm
Species records here
trout31 cmHeike Sjöberg
perch19 cmMagnus Hedlund
The same water, for real
