Härsbäcken
northern salmon river · 59°N
flow 15 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Härsbäcken 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 Härsbäcken
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
- 1Heike Korhonensalmon53 cm
- 2Fredrik Sundinsea trout41 cm
- 3Jukka Webertrout40 cm
- 4Eva Nyströmtrout29 cm
- 5Gustav Nilssongrayling25 cm
- 6Kjell Brandtperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmHeike Korhonen
sea trout41 cmFredrik Sundin
trout40 cmJukka Weber
grayling25 cmGustav Nilsson
perch18 cmKjell Brandt
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