Laukabäcken
southern salmon river · 66°N
flow 30 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Laukabäcken 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 Laukabäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Mats ErikssonArctic char38 cm
- 2Jonas Webertrout32 cm
- 3Eva BakkeArctic char30 cm
- 4Nils ÅbergArctic char30 cm
- 5Wolfgang ÅbergArctic char28 cm
- 6Anders NilssonArctic char28 cm
Species records here
trout32 cmJonas Weber
Arctic char30 cmNils Åberg
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