Högbrobäcken
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 54 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Högbrobäcken is a southern 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 Högbrobäcken
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
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Emil Nieminensea trout39 cm
- 2Jonas Krügertrout33 cm
- 3Gustav Nilssontrout31 cm
- 4Axel Rasktrout30 cm
- 5Fredrik Boströmperch18 cm
- 6Gustav Schmidtperch18 cm
Species records here
sea trout39 cmEmil Nieminen
trout33 cmJonas Krüger
perch18 cmGustav Schmidt
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