Kunghagsbäcken
salmon river · 62°N
flow 21 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kunghagsbäcken 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 Kunghagsbäcken
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
The catch board
- 1Magnus Fischersalmon58 cm
- 2Sören Björktrout31 cm
- 3Rickard Noréntrout30 cm
- 4Gustav Schmidttrout30 cm
- 5Björn Falktrout29 cm
- 6Mats Häggperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon58 cmMagnus Fischer
trout30 cmRickard Norén
perch18 cmMats Hägg
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