Kolkbäcken
southern salmon river · 60°N
flow 47 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kolkbäcken 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
- 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 Kolkbäcken
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
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Olofssonsalmon53 cm
- 2Kjell Brandtpike49 cm
- 3Jukka Webersea trout48 cm
- 4Klaus Olofssontrout29 cm
- 5Maria Ektrout28 cm
- 6Axel Petterssonperch20 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmRickard Olofsson
pike49 cmKjell Brandt
sea trout48 cmJukka Weber
trout29 cmKlaus Olofsson
perch20 cmAxel Pettersson
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