Löjebäcken
salmon river · 60°N
flow 25 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Löjebäcken 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 Löjebäcken
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
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Lars Forsbergzander43 cm
- 2Magnus Johansentrout29 cm
- 3Roland Olofssonperch18 cm
- 4Heike Korhonensarv16 cm
- 5Jürgen Hansenvendace13 cm
- 6Gustav Karlssonnors10 cm
Species records here
zander43 cmLars Forsberg
trout29 cmMagnus Johansen
perch18 cmRoland Olofsson
sarv16 cmHeike Korhonen
vendace13 cmJürgen Hansen
nors10 cmGustav Karlsson
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