Lobäcken
salmon river · 62°N
flow 40 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Lobäcken 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 Lobäcken
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
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Sjöbergsalmon57 cm
- 2Sabine Vainiosalmon56 cm
- 3Kjell Falkpike51 cm
- 4Wolfgang Korhonensea trout38 cm
- 5Jukka Åbergtrout29 cm
- 6Karl Bergperch18 cm
Species records here
salmon56 cmSabine Vainio
pike51 cmKjell Falk
sea trout38 cmWolfgang Korhonen
trout29 cmJukka Åberg
perch18 cmKarl Berg
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