Pettbäcken
southern salmon river · 64°N
flow 56 m³/sgradient 0.3% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Pettbäcken 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 Pettbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
id
typically ~38 cm · can reach 75 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
Arctic char
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
vendace
typically ~16 cm · can reach 28 cm
The catch board
- 1Ida Boströmpike56 cm
- 2Heike Brandtbream39 cm
- 3Stefan Ekperch18 cm
- 4Sören Ekroach15 cm
- 5Ole Nyströmvendace14 cm
- 6Elin Hedlundvendace13 cm
Species records here
pike56 cmIda Boström
bream39 cmHeike Brandt
perch18 cmStefan Ek
roach15 cmSören Ek
vendace13 cmElin Hedlund
The same water, for real
