Holmsjöbäcken
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 45 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Holmsjöbäcken 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 Holmsjöbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Jonas Weberburbot37 cm
- 2Magnus Brandttrout31 cm
- 3Erik Viklundtrout28 cm
- 4Emil Strandroach15 cm
- 5Karl Lundroach15 cm
- 6Karin Schmidtnors10 cm
Species records here
burbot37 cmJonas Weber
trout28 cmErik Viklund
roach15 cmEmil Strand
nors10 cmKarin Schmidt
The same water, for real
