Kåbmejåkkå
northern lowland river · 69°N
flow 9 m³/sgradient 0.6%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Kåbmejåkkå is a northern lowland 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Kåbmejåkkå
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Stefan Falkpike57 cm
- 2Bjørn EkArctic char28 cm
- 3Mikko Forsbergwhitefish27 cm
- 4Jukka Sandströmwhitefish25 cm
- 5Heike Wikströmwhitefish25 cm
- 6Tomas Lehmannwhitefish24 cm
Species records here
pike57 cmStefan Falk
Arctic char28 cmBjørn Ek
whitefish25 cmHeike Wikström
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