Saltaredsbäcken
southern salmon river · 57°N
flow 11 m³/sgradient 0.1% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Saltaredsbäcken is a southern 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 Saltaredsbäcken
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
perch
typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm
pike
typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm
The catch board
- 1Roland Sandströmsalmon62 cm
- 2Jukka Schmidtpike59 cm
- 3Petra Månssonsalmon53 cm
- 4Tomas Lehmanntrout37 cm
- 5Linnea Nieminensea trout36 cm
- 6Jürgen Schmidttrout33 cm
Species records here
salmon62 cmRoland Sandström
pike59 cmJukka Schmidt
trout37 cmTomas Lehmann
sea trout36 cmLinnea Nieminen
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