Rostorpebäcken
northern salmon river · 57°N
flow 59 m³/sgradient 0.6% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Rostorpebäcken is a northern 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 Rostorpebäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
sea trout
typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm
The catch board
- 1Axel Nilssonsalmon53 cm
- 2Astrid Hedlundsalmon52 cm
- 3Per Krügersalmon52 cm
- 4Karl Lundsea trout37 cm
- 5Johan Karlssonsea trout37 cm
- 6Ole Sandströmtrout28 cm
Species records here
salmon52 cmAstrid Hedlund
sea trout37 cmJohan Karlsson
trout28 cmOle Sandström
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