Hästbäcken
lowland river · 62°N
flow 56 m³/sgradient 0.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Hästbäcken is a lowland 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 Hästbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Åbergpike57 cm
- 2Mikael Nieminentrout33 cm
- 3Wolfgang Krügertrout32 cm
- 4Heike Holmtrout28 cm
- 5Axel Nilssontrout28 cm
- 6Sara Holmperch19 cm
Species records here
pike57 cmRickard Åberg
trout28 cmAxel Nilsson
perch19 cmSara Holm
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