Råbäcken
salmon river · 60°N
flow 28 m³/sgradient 0.4% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Råbäcken is a 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 Råbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Sabine Sjöbergsalmon68 cm
- 2Uwe Sundinpike51 cm
- 3Anna Lundtrout30 cm
- 4Wolfgang Ektrout28 cm
- 5Sara Holmgrayling24 cm
- 6Heike Wikströmperch19 cm
Species records here
salmon68 cmSabine Sjöberg
pike51 cmUwe Sundin
trout28 cmWolfgang Ek
grayling24 cmSara Holm
perch19 cmHeike Wikström
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