Pikmyrbäcken
southern flowing forest stream · 63°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 0.8%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Pikmyrbäcken is a southern flowing forest stream. 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 Pikmyrbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Jukka Noréntrout36 cm
- 2Gustav Blomtrout30 cm
- 3Rickard Åbergtrout29 cm
- 4Wolfgang Krügertrout29 cm
- 5Elin Hedlundtrout29 cm
- 6Elin Ektrout28 cm
The same water, for real