Käringbäcken
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 13 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Käringbäcken 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 Käringbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 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
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Axel Nyströmpike50 cm
- 2Gustav NilssonArctic char33 cm
- 3Erik Blomtrout28 cm
- 4Linnea Hägggrayling24 cm
- 5Nils Sandströmperch21 cm
- 6Jukka Vogelperch19 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmAxel Nyström
Arctic char33 cmGustav Nilsson
trout28 cmErik Blom
grayling24 cmLinnea Hägg
perch19 cmJukka Vogel
The same water, for real
