Perstorpabäcken
southern salmon river · 58°N
flow 51 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Perstorpabäcken 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 Perstorpabäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
björkna
typically ~18 cm · can reach 35 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
elritsa
typically ~7 cm · can reach 12 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
zander
typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 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
sarv
typically ~18 cm · can reach 38 cm
sutare
typically ~35 cm · can reach 60 cm
The catch board
- 1Emil Åströmpike50 cm
- 2Tomas Wikströmzander45 cm
- 3Mats Åbergburbot37 cm
- 4Oskar Häggsutare28 cm
- 5Heike Dahltrout28 cm
- 6Sara Lehmannbjörkna15 cm
Species records here
pike50 cmEmil Åström
zander45 cmTomas Wikström
burbot37 cmMats Åberg
trout28 cmHeike Dahl
sutare28 cmOskar Hägg
björkna15 cmSara Lehmann
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