Rigbäcken
southern lowland river · 62°N
flow 60 m³/sgradient 0.3%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Rigbäcken 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 Rigbäcken
burbot
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
stensimpa
typically ~8 cm · can reach 15 cm
The catch board
- 1Heike Wikströmburbot38 cm
- 2Lars Holmburbot38 cm
- 3Elin Nieminenburbot36 cm
- 4Mikko Brandttrout28 cm
- 5Karin Johansenstensimpa7 cm
- 6Heike Holmstensimpa7 cm
Species records here
burbot38 cmHeike Wikström
trout28 cmMikko Brandt
stensimpa7 cmKarin Johansen
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