Hattabäcken
southern salmon river · 58°N
flow 19 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Hattabäcken 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 Hattabäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
ruffe
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Karin Nyströmpike56 cm
- 2Rickard Olofssonburbot50 cm
- 3Linnea Korhonensutare29 cm
- 4Jürgen Schmidtroach16 cm
- 5Erik Sandströmroach14 cm
- 6Fredrik Sundinvendace13 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmKarin Nyström
burbot50 cmRickard Olofsson
sutare29 cmLinnea Korhonen
roach14 cmErik Sandström
vendace13 cmFredrik Sundin
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