Rot-Nilsbäcken
flowing forest stream · 64°N
flow 3 m³/sgradient 0.8%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Rot-Nilsbäcken 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 Rot-Nilsbäcken
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
whitefish
typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm
The catch board
- 1Elin Nieminentrout31 cm
- 2Lars Korhonentrout28 cm
- 3Sabine Schmidtwhitefish27 cm
- 4Nils Lindqvistwhitefish27 cm
- 5Klaus Erikssonperch19 cm
- 6Heike Lindqvistperch19 cm
Species records here
trout28 cmLars Korhonen
whitefish27 cmSabine Schmidt
perch19 cmKlaus Eriksson
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