Gumsbäcken
southern flowing forest stream · 61°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 0.9%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Gumsbäcken is a southern flowing forest stream. 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 Gumsbäcken
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Boströmtrout30 cm
- 2Elin Hedlundtrout28 cm
- 3Per Sundingrayling27 cm
- 4Astrid Holmgrayling26 cm
- 5Jonas Krügergrayling25 cm
- 6Hanna Brandtgrayling24 cm
Species records here
trout28 cmElin Hedlund
grayling26 cmAstrid Holm
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