Mellanbäcken
southern lowland river · 65°N
flow 11 m³/sgradient 0.5% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mellanbäcken is a southern lowland 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 Mellanbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Dahlpike51 cm
- 2Jukka Vogeltrout29 cm
- 3Astrid Wagnertrout28 cm
- 4Bjørn Bakketrout28 cm
- 5Tomas Wikströmgrayling24 cm
- 6Heike Wikströmvendace13 cm
Species records here
pike51 cmHeike Dahl
trout28 cmBjørn Bakke
grayling24 cmTomas Wikström
vendace13 cmHeike Wikström
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