Ratsbäcken
lowland river · 66°N
flow 11 m³/sgradient 0.7%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Ratsbäcken is a 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 Ratsbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Mats Nieminentrout33 cm
- 2Johan Nieminentrout30 cm
- 3Roland Holmtrout30 cm
- 4Emil Nieminentrout28 cm
- 5Karin Nyströmgrayling25 cm
- 6Heike Korhonengrayling24 cm
Species records here
trout33 cmMats Nieminen
grayling24 cmHeike Korhonen
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