Oxebäcken
southern salmon river · 59°N
flow 30 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Oxebäcken 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
- 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 Oxebäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
asp
typically ~48 cm · can reach 90 cm
björkna
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
The catch board
- 1Erik Rasksalmon56 cm
- 2Per Schmidtasp40 cm
- 3Wolfgang Åbergasp38 cm
- 4Linnea Vogelbream32 cm
- 5Per Åbergbjörkna15 cm
- 6Karin Johansenroach14 cm
Species records here
salmon56 cmErik Rask
asp38 cmWolfgang Åberg
bream32 cmLinnea Vogel
björkna15 cmPer Åberg
roach14 cmKarin Johansen
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