Mattesbäcken
southern salmon river · 66°N
flow 57 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mattesbäcken 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
- Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.
Species in Mattesbäcken
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Brandtpike52 cm
- 2Elin Strandburbot37 cm
- 3Sören Lundburbot36 cm
- 4Jonas Krügerstensimpa7 cm
- 5Kjell Bergstensimpa7 cm
- 6Emil Åströmstensimpa7 cm
Species records here
pike52 cmOle Brandt
burbot37 cmElin Strand
stensimpa7 cmEmil Åström
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