Sandabäcken
southern salmon river · 57°N
flow 51 m³/sgradient 0.2% sea-runoligotrophic
Character of the water
Sandabäcken 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 Sandabäcken
ål
typically ~55 cm · can reach 110 cm
salmon
typically ~65 cm · can reach 130 cm
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
The catch board
- 1Tomas Lindqvistsalmon62 cm
- 2Maria Erikssonsalmon56 cm
- 3Kjell Brandtål46 cm
- 4Lars Strandål44 cm
- 5Karin Webertrout35 cm
- 6Hanna Viklundtrout28 cm
Species records here
salmon56 cmMaria Eriksson
ål44 cmLars Strand
trout35 cmKarin Weber
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