Prästhyttebäcken
southern lowland river · 60°N
flow 13 m³/sgradient 0.2%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Prästhyttebäcken is a southern 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 Prästhyttebäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
asp
typically ~48 cm · can reach 90 cm
bream
typically ~38 cm · can reach 65 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
roach
typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm
nors
typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
regnbåge
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
- 1Maria Erikssonbream33 cm
- 2Per Fischertrout31 cm
- 3Wolfgang Lindqvistroach16 cm
- 4Jukka Åbergvendace13 cm
- 5Astrid Krügernors11 cm
- 6Nils Åbergnors10 cm
Species records here
bream33 cmMaria Eriksson
trout31 cmPer Fischer
roach16 cmWolfgang Lindqvist
vendace13 cmJukka Åberg
nors11 cmAstrid Krüger
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