Laxbäcken
southern salmon river · 61°N
flow 24 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Laxbäcken 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 Laxbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 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
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
The catch board
- 1Astrid Wagnertrout42 cm
- 2Ida Månssongrayling26 cm
- 3Stefan Brandtruda15 cm
- 4Karl Raskruda15 cm
- 5Mikko Norénnors10 cm
- 6Torbjörn Brandtelritsa7 cm
Species records here
trout42 cmAstrid Wagner
grayling26 cmIda Månsson
ruda15 cmKarl Rask
nors10 cmMikko Norén
elritsa7 cmTorbjörn Brandt
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