Knotterbäcken
northern salmon river · 60°N
flow 55 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Knotterbäcken is a northern 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 Knotterbäcken
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
The catch board
- 1Sabine Schmidtsea trout40 cm
- 2Erik Sjöbergsea trout39 cm
- 3Linnea Nieminentrout28 cm
- 4Emil Boströmgrayling25 cm
- 5Lars Forsbergperch19 cm
- 6Henrik Bergperch18 cm
Species records here
sea trout39 cmErik Sjöberg
trout28 cmLinnea Nieminen
grayling25 cmEmil Boström
perch18 cmHenrik Berg
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