Hagbäcken
southern salmon river · 60°N
flow 29 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Hagbäcken 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 Hagbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Sabine Vogelpike51 cm
- 2Oskar Lehmannid32 cm
- 3Mikko HolmArctic char30 cm
- 4Emil Strandwhitefish26 cm
- 5Eva Viklundperch20 cm
- 6Jürgen Dahlruffe10 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmSabine Vogel
id32 cmOskar Lehmann
Arctic char30 cmMikko Holm
whitefish26 cmEmil Strand
perch20 cmEva Viklund
ruffe10 cmJürgen Dahl
The same water, for real
