Häggebäcken
northern salmon river · 57°N
flow 27 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Häggebäcken is a northern 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 Häggebäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Johan Björksalmon69 cm
- 2Magnus Brandtsalmon60 cm
- 3Torbjörn Schmidtsalmon55 cm
- 4Mats Åbergsalmon54 cm
- 5Lars Forsbergsalmon53 cm
- 6Stefan Brandttrout30 cm
Species records here
salmon60 cmMagnus Brandt
trout30 cmStefan Brandt
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