Kilstabäcken
southern salmon river · 59°N
flow 12 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kilstabäcken is a southern 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Kilstabäcken
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
stäm
typically ~16 cm · can reach 30 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Schmidtpike50 cm
- 2Stefan Wikströmsutare30 cm
- 3Karl Rasksutare29 cm
- 4Jukka Sandströmsutare27 cm
- 5Jürgen Åströmsutare27 cm
- 6Torbjörn Karlssonstäm13 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmRoland Schmidt
sutare30 cmStefan Wikström
stäm13 cmTorbjörn Karlsson
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