Mjällebäcken
salmon river · 63°N
flow 26 m³/sgradient 0.7% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Mjällebäcken 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 Mjällebäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 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
ruda
typically ~18 cm · can reach 42 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Rickard Norénburbot38 cm
- 2Eva Sandströmregnbåge29 cm
- 3Mats Erikssongrayling28 cm
- 4Björn Falkwhitefish24 cm
- 5Torbjörn Brandtnors12 cm
- 6Maria Sandströmelritsa6 cm
Species records here
burbot38 cmRickard Norén
regnbåge29 cmEva Sandström
grayling28 cmMats Eriksson
whitefish24 cmBjörn Falk
nors12 cmTorbjörn Brandt
elritsa6 cmMaria Sandström
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