Paubäcken
southern salmon river · 65°N
flow 11 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Paubäcken 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 Paubäcken
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
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Mats Krügertrout29 cm
- 2Jürgen Dahlgrayling26 cm
- 3Tomas Brandtwhitefish24 cm
- 4Emil Petterssonperch18 cm
- 5Mikko Brandtstensimpa7 cm
- 6Klaus Strandelritsa6 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmMats Krüger
grayling26 cmJürgen Dahl
whitefish24 cmTomas Brandt
perch18 cmEmil Pettersson
stensimpa7 cmMikko Brandt
elritsa6 cmKlaus Strand
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