Kyrkebäcken
southern salmon river · 58°N
flow 21 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Kyrkebäcken 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 Kyrkebäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
havsoring-baltic
typically ~25 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Fischersalmon53 cm
- 2Stefan Ekwhitefish26 cm
- 3Per Bakkewhitefish25 cm
- 4Rickard Brandtwhitefish25 cm
- 5Per Nieminenperch18 cm
- 6Elin Månssonroach16 cm
Species records here
salmon53 cmJukka Fischer
whitefish25 cmPer Bakke
perch18 cmPer Nieminen
roach16 cmElin Månsson
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