Kölabäcken
lowland river · 62°N
flow 23 m³/sgradient 0.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Kölabäcken is a 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
- 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 Kölabäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
- 1Nils Viklundpike50 cm
- 2Fredrik Erikssonregnbåge33 cm
- 3Roland Lundtrout32 cm
- 4Emil Wagnertrout31 cm
- 5Elin Sjöbergtrout29 cm
- 6Sara NorénArctic char29 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmNils Viklund
regnbåge33 cmFredrik Eriksson
trout32 cmRoland Lund
Arctic char29 cmSara Norén
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