Häggebäcken
salmon river · 63°N
flow 45 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Häggebäcken 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 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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Karl Månssonsalmon59 cm
- 2Emil Nyströmsalmon55 cm
- 3Axel Petterssonsea trout39 cm
- 4Rickard Brandttrout29 cm
- 5Lars Sandströmperch20 cm
- 6Tomas Brandtperch20 cm
Species records here
salmon59 cmKarl Månsson
sea trout39 cmAxel Pettersson
trout29 cmRickard Brandt
perch20 cmTomas Brandt
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