Kölsbäcken
flowing forest stream · 57°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 1.4%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Kölsbäcken is a flowing forest stream. 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 Kölsbäcken
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Wolfgang Nyströmål58 cm
- 2Klaus Erikssonål53 cm
- 3Roland Schmidtpike51 cm
- 4Emil Falkål49 cm
- 5Elin Strandål47 cm
- 6Tomas Wikströmtrout30 cm
Species records here
ål53 cmKlaus Eriksson
pike51 cmRoland Schmidt
trout30 cmTomas Wikström
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