Lombäcken
southern salmon river · 62°N
flow 27 m³/sgradient 0.2% 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
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Sandströmtrout40 cm
- 2Heike Dahltrout32 cm
- 3Per Häggtrout29 cm
- 4Astrid Holmtrout28 cm
- 5Mikael Björktrout28 cm
- 6Astrid Nieminentrout28 cm
The same water, for real