Idvattenbäcken
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 52 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Idvattenbäcken 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 Idvattenbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Per Fischerpike55 cm
- 2Karl Nyströmregnbåge33 cm
- 3Lars Forsbergregnbåge33 cm
- 4Stefan Strandtrout31 cm
- 5Ole Krügertrout29 cm
- 6Elin Fischertrout29 cm
Species records here
pike55 cmPer Fischer
regnbåge33 cmKarl Nyström
trout29 cmOle Krüger
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