Jan-Jansbäcken
steep trout brook · 63°N
flow 3 m³/sgradient 3.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Jan-Jansbäcken is a steep trout brook. 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 Jan-Jansbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Axel Forsbergtrout33 cm
- 2Eva Viklundtrout30 cm
- 3Rickard Brandttrout30 cm
- 4Elin Ektrout29 cm
- 5Heike Boströmtrout28 cm
- 6Oskar Hedlundtrout28 cm
The same water, for real
