Ilbäcken
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 59 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Ilbäcken 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 Ilbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 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
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Maria Sandströmsalmon57 cm
- 2Oskar Häggsalmon55 cm
- 3Anna Nieminenburbot40 cm
- 4Emil Nieminenburbot40 cm
- 5Björn Boströmhavsoring-baltic20 cm
- 6Wolfgang Krügerstensimpa6 cm
Species records here
salmon57 cmMaria Sandström
burbot40 cmEmil Nieminen
havsoring-baltic20 cmBjörn Boström
stensimpa6 cmWolfgang Krüger
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