Pillkanbäcken
northern lowland river · 63°N
flow 59 m³/sgradient 0.7%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Pillkanbäcken is a northern lowland 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 Pillkanbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Mats Nieminentrout36 cm
- 2Heike Lindqvisttrout29 cm
- 3Tomas Lindqvistgrayling26 cm
- 4Linnea Fischergrayling26 cm
- 5Anders Nilssongrayling24 cm
- 6Jonas Hägggrayling24 cm
Species records here
trout29 cmHeike Lindqvist
grayling26 cmLinnea Fischer
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