Kastbäcken
salmon river · 64°N
flow 13 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kastbäcken 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 Kastbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 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
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Axel Nilssonpike53 cm
- 2Wolfgang Eksea trout36 cm
- 3Jonas Wagnertrout32 cm
- 4Stefan Ektrout29 cm
- 5Jonas Krügergrayling25 cm
- 6Emil Nieminenperch18 cm
Species records here
pike53 cmAxel Nilsson
sea trout36 cmWolfgang Ek
trout29 cmStefan Ek
grayling25 cmJonas Krüger
perch18 cmEmil Nieminen
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