Milbäcken
salmon river · 64°N
flow 58 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Milbäcken 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 Milbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Bjørn Nyströmsalmon56 cm
- 2Anders Karlssonsalmon54 cm
- 3Emil Webersea trout36 cm
- 4Heike Lindqvistsea trout36 cm
- 5Henrik Ektrout32 cm
- 6Torbjörn Petterssontrout28 cm
Species records here
salmon54 cmAnders Karlsson
sea trout36 cmHeike Lindqvist
trout28 cmTorbjörn Pettersson
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