Lombäcken
southern salmon river · 65°N
flow 53 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Lombäcken 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 Lombäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Stefan Wikströmtrout30 cm
- 2Heike Lindqvistgrayling26 cm
- 3Andreas Johansenwhitefish26 cm
- 4Anders Nilssonperch18 cm
- 5Karl Sandströmroach14 cm
- 6Rickard Åbergroach14 cm
Species records here
trout30 cmStefan Wikström
whitefish26 cmAndreas Johansen
grayling26 cmHeike Lindqvist
perch18 cmAnders Nilsson
roach14 cmKarl Sandström
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