Sandbäcken
flowing forest stream · 62°N
flow 1 m³/sgradient 1.6%oligotrophic
Character of the water
Sandbäcken 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 Sandbäcken
trout
typically ~35 cm · can reach 70 cm
grayling
typically ~30 cm · can reach 50 cm
The catch board
- 1Jonas Webertrout33 cm
- 2Emil Petterssontrout29 cm
- 3Lars Webertrout28 cm
- 4Mats Vainiograyling25 cm
- 5Lars Johansengrayling25 cm
- 6Wolfgang Olofssongrayling24 cm
Species records here
trout28 cmLars Weber
grayling25 cmMats Vainio
The same water, for real