Hembäcken
southern salmon river · 62°N
flow 52 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Hembäcken 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 Hembäcken
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
- 1Linnea Vogelsalmon55 cm
- 2Elin Nieminenpike53 cm
- 3Johan Raskpike49 cm
- 4Anna Lundsea trout39 cm
- 5Axel Nilssonsea trout36 cm
- 6Nils Sandströmperch19 cm
Species records here
salmon55 cmLinnea Vogel
pike53 cmElin Nieminen
sea trout39 cmAnna Lund
perch19 cmNils Sandström
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