Gullbäcken
salmon river · 60°N
flow 55 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Gullbäcken 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 Gullbäcken
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
The catch board
- 1Mikko Sandströmsalmon52 cm
- 2Anders Lindqvistsea trout45 cm
- 3Anna Lundsea trout38 cm
- 4Stefan Brandttrout28 cm
- 5Heike Boströmgrayling24 cm
- 6Jonas Häggperch20 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmMikko Sandström
sea trout38 cmAnna Lund
trout28 cmStefan Brandt
grayling24 cmHeike Boström
perch20 cmJonas Hägg
The same water, for real
