Måbäcken
salmon river · 57°N
flow 51 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Måbäcken 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 Måbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 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
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
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Per Bakkepike50 cm
- 2Anna Wagnerål45 cm
- 3Jonas Wikströmburbot36 cm
- 4Emil Webersutare28 cm
- 5Anna Nyströmtrout28 cm
- 6Linnea Korhonenwhitefish27 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmPer Bakke
ål45 cmAnna Wagner
burbot36 cmJonas Wikström
sutare28 cmEmil Weber
trout28 cmAnna Nyström
whitefish27 cmLinnea Korhonen
The same water, for real
