Källbäcken
southern salmon river · 62°N
flow 48 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Källbäcken 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 Källbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Mikko Holmpike55 cm
- 2Johan Raskpike54 cm
- 3Fredrik Boströmsea trout44 cm
- 4Stefan Korhonensea trout38 cm
- 5Gustav Schmidtsea trout38 cm
- 6Rickard Brandttrout29 cm
Species records here
pike54 cmJohan Rask
sea trout44 cmFredrik Boström
trout29 cmRickard Brandt
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