Risbäcken
flowing forest stream · 64°N
flow 2 m³/sgradient 0.9%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Risbäcken is a flowing forest stream. 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 Risbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Ole Boströmtrout33 cm
- 2Wolfgang Nyströmtrout31 cm
- 3Axel Petterssontrout30 cm
- 4Henrik Forsbergtrout29 cm
- 5Ida Vogeltrout28 cm
- 6Sabine Schmidttrout28 cm
The same water, for real