Holmbäcken
southern salmon river · 62°N
flow 59 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Holmbäcken 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 Holmbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Axel Raskpike56 cm
- 2Maria Åbergtrout31 cm
- 3Anna Vainioregnbåge30 cm
- 4Heike Brandttrout29 cm
- 5Elin ÅbergArctic char29 cm
- 6Jürgen Schmidttrout28 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmAxel Rask
regnbåge30 cmAnna Vainio
trout29 cmHeike Brandt
Arctic char29 cmElin Åberg
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