Kalvbäcken
salmon river · 64°N
flow 8 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kalvbäcken is a 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 Kalvbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
The catch board
- 1Andreas Petterssonsalmon54 cm
- 2Jürgen Schmidttrout40 cm
- 3Anna Häggsea trout39 cm
- 4Wolfgang Åbergsea trout37 cm
- 5Sara Norénsea trout36 cm
- 6Mikael Korhonenperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon54 cmAndreas Pettersson
trout40 cmJürgen Schmidt
sea trout39 cmAnna Hägg
perch18 cmMikael Korhonen
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