Krokbäcken
southern salmon river · 63°N
flow 60 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Krokbäcken 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 Krokbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Sören Björkgrayling31 cm
- 2Sören Dahlgrayling25 cm
- 3Heike Nilssonwhitefish24 cm
- 4Karl Månssonwhitefish24 cm
- 5Torbjörn Schmidtwhitefish24 cm
- 6Ida Månssonelritsa6 cm
Species records here
grayling31 cmSören Björk
whitefish24 cmHeike Nilsson
elritsa6 cmIda Månsson
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