Hästhagebäcken
lowland river · 58°N
flow 45 m³/sgradient 0.5%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Hästhagebäcken 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 Hästhagebäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Wolfgang Nyströmtrout34 cm
- 2Per Nieminentrout29 cm
- 3Heike Dahlgrayling26 cm
- 4Wolfgang Lindqvistgrayling26 cm
- 5Ole Hedlundgrayling25 cm
- 6Eva Viklundgrayling24 cm
Species records here
trout34 cmWolfgang Nyström
grayling26 cmWolfgang Lindqvist
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