Kalvbäcken
lowland river · 64°N
flow 50 m³/sgradient 0.7%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Kalvbäcken 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 Kalvbäcken
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 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
The catch board
- 1Rickard Viklundpike52 cm
- 2Stefan Karlssonpike50 cm
- 3Linnea Korhonenburbot42 cm
- 4Karin Schmidtburbot36 cm
- 5Torbjörn Schmidttrout29 cm
- 6Stefan Åströmroach16 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmStefan Karlsson
burbot36 cmKarin Schmidt
trout29 cmTorbjörn Schmidt
roach16 cmStefan Åström
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