Höjdbäcken
southern lowland river · 63°N
flow 32 m³/sgradient 0.6%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Höjdbäcken is a southern 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 Höjdbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Hedlundtrout32 cm
- 2Oskar Häggtrout30 cm
- 3Gustav Blomtrout30 cm
- 4Bjørn Falktrout30 cm
- 5Klaus Strandtrout29 cm
- 6Nils Erikssontrout28 cm
The same water, for real